literacy
noun
\
Definition of literacy
Keep scrolling for more
Synonyms & Antonyms for literacy
Synonyms
education, erudition, knowledge, learnedness, learning, scholarship
Antonyms
ignorance, illiteracy, illiterateness
Visit the Thesaurus for More
Examples of literacy in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Abel spends his time speaking to schools about goal setting, literacy and the importance of education. — Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland.com, "Medina County Parks District honors volunteers," 1 Sep. 2019 In her first year teaching, Janet Granados, a literacy tutoring instructor and bilingual induction coach at the University of Chicago’s Urban Teacher Education Program, found that many of her students were unmotivated to read. — Marie Fazio, chicagotribune.com, "New Englewood public school teacher raises money for a diverse classroom library," 31 Aug. 2019 New obligations, new support system As a resident, Funk and her new neighbors will meet with a coach once a month to learn financial literacy. — Detroit Free Press, "New Detroit neighborhood full of tiny homes could change lives for residents," 30 Aug. 2019 For literacy specialist Katie Nardini, this school year is also a bit different. — Emily Brindley, courant.com, "Farmington schools open for the year, among earliest in the state," 26 Aug. 2019 Over the past 18 years, Pedroso has worked as a bilingual and resource teacher, a literacy coach and an administrator for the Ocean View School District’s early learning program. — Lilly Nguyen, Daily Pilot, "New administrators coming to 9 Newport-Mesa schools," 23 Aug. 2019 Like many children of Chinese immigrants, Wang is able to speak Sichuanese, her parents' mother tongue, but lacks literacy in Chinese characters. — Dallas News, "In Plano artist Jenney Chang's brush paintings, East and West come together," 19 Aug. 2019 Restoring hope in such places means investing in health care, greater economic opportunity, adult literacy and educational programs, economic development and job creation, and quality-of-life improvements. — Eric Swalwell, The Mercury News, "Swalwell: From Gilroy to Chicago, state laws won’t end gun deaths," 31 July 2019 But media literacy also needs to include education on how advertising algorithms work, and importantly, how to recognize extremist content, or the content that can swiftly lead to it. — La'nita Johnson, Quartz, "The far right is really good at tricking you into giving it free advertising," 30 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'literacy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
More Definitions for literacy
literacy
noun
English Language Learners Definition of literacy
See the full definition for literacy in the English Language Learners Dictionary
Keep scrolling for more