illiteratenessn.
The quality or condition of being illiterate; want of learning or education; illiteracy.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > want of learning, illiteracy > [noun]
illiterature1592
illiterateness1631
unletteredness1653
illiteracy1660
analphabetism1891
1631 R. Byfield Doctr. Sabbath Vindicated sig. * The illiteratenesse and vanitie of the Title.
1751 S. Richardson Clarissa (ed. 3) IV. xxix. 148 The extreme illiterateness and indocility of this maid are surprising.
1865 J. Ruskin Sesame & Lilies i. 103 Childish illiterateness, and want of education in the most ordinary habits of thought.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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