Word Type

Noun

The word "literacy" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

illiteracy illiteracy

Coordinate Terms

reading comprehension

Derived Terms

aliteracy antiliteracy biliteracy carbon literacy cineliteracy computer literacy computeracy cultural literacy cyberliteracy data literacy disciplinary literacy e-literacy ecoliteracy electracy emergent literacy food literacy health literacy hyperliteracy information literacy media literacy mediacy metaliteracy multiliteracy pluriliteracy preliteracy protoliteracy quasiliteracy semiliteracy sexual literacy subliteracy technoliteracy transliteracy triliteracy

Etymologically Related To

cy literate

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

accomplishment acquirement acquisition attainment skill

Type Of (IsA)

skill

Related Terms

graphicacy letter literal literary literate literature numeracy

Related Terms

ability computer illiterate letter literal literary literate literature read understanding write

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