illiteracy meaning in Tamil
கல்லாமை
/ɪˈlɪtəɹəsi/
illiteracy in Tamil: கல்லாமை, கல்வியில்லாத, எழுதப்படிக்கத் தெரியாத, படிப்பறிவின்மை. In English, illiteracy means the inability to read and write.
Tamil words for illiteracy
- கல்லாமை, கல்வியில்லாத, எழுதப்படிக்கத் தெரியாத, படிப்பறிவின்மை
English meaning of illiteracy
- noun The inability to read and write.
- noun The portion of a population unable to read and write, generally given as a percentage.
- noun A word, phrase, or grammatical turn thought to be characteristic of an illiterate person.
- noun Unlearnedness; the state of being ignorant or unlettered.
illiteracy in a sentence
- Illiteracy is widespread in certain areas of the country.
Synonyms of illiteracy
illiteracy in other languages
Questions about illiteracy in Tamil
- What is the meaning of illiteracy in Tamil?
- Illiteracy in Tamil is கல்லாமை, கல்வியில்லாத, எழுதப்படிக்கத் தெரியாத, படிப்பறிவின்மை.
- illiteracy என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Illiteracy: கல்லாமை, கல்வியில்லாத, எழுதப்படிக்கத் தெரியாத, படிப்பறிவின்மை.
- What does illiteracy mean in English?
- Illiteracy means the inability to read and write.
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Tamil words from Tamil 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 Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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