illiteracy

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

analphabétisme

illettrisme

alphabétisation

littéracie

analphabétisme ^aucune scolarisation¦

Synonymes

ignorance

lack of education

analphabetism

lack of knowledge

literacy

unletteredness

illiterate person

dumbness

Traductions

analfabetismo

analfabetismo

analfabetismo

Analphabetismus

analfabetisme

analfabetisme

Analphabetentum

αγραμματοσύνη

αναλφαβητισμός

ongeletterdheid

analphabetismus

Analphabet

alfabetizzazione

Ungelehrtheit

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɪˈlɪtəɹəsi/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From il- + literacy.