LITERACY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does literacy mean? 

• LITERACY (noun)
  The noun LITERACY has 1 sense:

1. the ability to read and write

  Familiarity information: LITERACY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LITERACY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The ability to read and write

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("literacy" is a kind of...):

accomplishment; acquirement; acquisition; attainment; skill (an ability that has been acquired by training)

Attribute:

illiterate (not able to read or write)

Antonym:

illiteracy (an inability to read)

 Context examples 

Low health literacy can harm your health.

(Health Literacy, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

The same children also scored lower on literacy tests.

(Too Much Screen Time Changes Structure of Toddlers' Brains, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Health literacy is the ability to get the health information you need, and to understand it.

(Health Literacy, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

They had a lower ability to rapidly name objects, known as processing speed, and weaker emergent literacy skills, which is a child's knowledge of reading and writing before they learn how to read and write words.

(Too Much Screen Time Changes Structure of Toddlers' Brains, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

About 9 out of 10 American adults have some problems with health literacy.

(Health Literacy, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

Limited health literacy can affect your ability to: • Fill out complex forms • Share personal information such as your health history • Get important screening tests • Take care of yourself • Manage a chronic disease • Understand how to take medicines

(Health Literacy, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)