illiteracy

Questions about illiteracy

What does illiteracy mean?

illiteracy means "ignorance resulting from not reading". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in illiteracy?

illiteracy has 5 syllables: il-lit-e-ra-cy. The stress falls on "lit". In IPA it is /ˌɪˈlɪtɚəsi/.

What is another word for illiteracy?

Close synonyms include analphabetism. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of illiteracy?

The recorded antonyms are literacy.

Is illiteracy a common word?

illiteracy is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with illiteracy?

1 word rhymes with illiteracy. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.