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Literacy   /lˈɪtərəsi/   Listen
Literacy

noun
1.
The ability to read and write.





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"Literacy" Quotes from Famous Books



... case the writer evidently was well educated. Assumed illiteracy is a frequent disguise, but it is impossible for an author to assume a literacy he or she does not possess. Then, too, women are more apt to assume the characteristics of men than men of women. There are many things to be considered. Too bad it wasn't in ordinary handwriting. That would have shown much more. However, we shall try our best with ...
— The Ear in the Wall • Arthur B. Reeve


Words linked to "Literacy" :   attainment, accomplishment, skill, acquirement, acquisition, illiterate, illiteracy


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