literacy

C1 Topic:Communication
US /ˈlɪtəɹəsi/ UK /ˈlɪtəɹəsi/
noun Freq #31810

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The ability to read and write.

    The campaign aims to improve literacy among adults in rural areas.

  2. 2
    noun

    Knowledge of and skill in a particular subject or area.

    Computer literacy is now essential for most office jobs.

Thesaurus

Opposites
illiteracy
Word family
Forms literacies
Derived forms aliteracyantiliteracybiliteracycineliteracycomputeracycyberliteracye-literacyecoliteracyelectracyhyperliteracymediacymetaliteracy
Related forms graphicacyletterliteralliteraryliterateliteraturenumeracy

Etymology

From literate + -cy.

Topics

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