literacy C1 Topic:Communication US /ˈlɪtəɹəsi/ UK /ˈlɪtəɹəsi/ See IPA manual Freq #31810 Meanings 1 noun The ability to read and write. The campaign aims to improve literacy among adults in rural areas. 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 Common collocations literacy rate Noun + noun Etymology From literate + -cy. Topics Communication Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # literacy **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈlɪtəɹəsi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlɪtəɹəsi/ **Frequency rank:** 31810 ## Meanings 1. The ability to read and write. 2. Knowledge of and skill in a particular subject or area. ## Examples - The campaign aims to improve literacy among adults in rural areas. - Computer literacy is now essential for most office jobs. ## Antonyms - illiteracy ## Derived Forms - aliteracy - antiliteracy - biliteracy - cineliteracy - computeracy - cyberliteracy - e-literacy - ecoliteracy - electracy - hyperliteracy - mediacy - metaliteracy ## Related Forms - graphicacy - letter - literal - literary - literate - literature - numeracy ## Etymology From literate + -cy. ## Topics - Communication - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown