illiteracy

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (uncountable) The inability to read and write.
2. (uncountable) The portion of a population unable to read and write, generally given as a percentage.
3. (countable) A word, phrase, or grammatical turn thought to be characteristic of an illiterate person.
4. (broadly, uncountable) Unlearnedness; the state of being ignorant or unlettered.

Sinonieme

ignorance

lack of education

analphabetism

lack of knowledge

literacy

unletteredness

illiterate person

dumbness

Vertalings

analphabétisme

analfabetismo

analfabetismo

analfabetismo

Analphabetismus

analfabetisme

illettrisme

analfabetisme

Analphabetentum

αγραμματοσύνη

αναλφαβητισμός

ongeletterdheid

alfabetizzazione

analphabetismus

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɪˈlɪtəɹəsi/

Etimologie (Engels)

From il- + literacy.