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illiteracy meaning in Kannada

ಅನಕ್ಷರತೆ

/ɪˈlɪtəɹəsi/

illiteracy in Kannada: ಅನಕ್ಷರತೆ, ವಿದ್ಯಾಹೀನತೆ, ಅಜ್ಞಾನ. In English, illiteracy means the inability to read and write.

Kannada words for illiteracy

ಅನಕ್ಷರತೆ, ವಿದ್ಯಾಹೀನತೆ, ಅಜ್ಞಾನ

English meaning of illiteracy

  1. noun The inability to read and write.
  2. noun The portion of a population unable to read and write, generally given as a percentage.
  3. noun A word, phrase, or grammatical turn thought to be characteristic of an illiterate person.
  4. noun Unlearnedness; the state of being ignorant or unlettered.

Full definition of illiteracy

illiteracy in a sentence

  • Illiteracy is widespread in certain areas of the country.

Synonyms of illiteracy

illiteracy in other languages

Questions about illiteracy in Kannada

What is the meaning of illiteracy in Kannada?
Illiteracy in Kannada is ಅನಕ್ಷರತೆ, ವಿದ್ಯಾಹೀನತೆ, ಅಜ್ಞಾನ.
illiteracy ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Illiteracy: ಅನಕ್ಷರತೆ, ವಿದ್ಯಾಹೀನತೆ, ಅಜ್ಞಾನ.
What does illiteracy mean in English?
Illiteracy means the inability to read and write.

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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: illiteracy (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: illiteracy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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