English

Alternative forms

• alliteracy

Noun

aliteracy ‎(uncountable)

1. The state of having the ability to read, but lacking interest in doing so.
   • 2008 May 11, Larry Doyle, “Cracking the Comics Code”, in New York Times:

     Curiously the perfect weapon against rampant aliteracy emerged more than 50 years ago in the form of an utterly addictive synthesis of word and picture: the comic book.

Related terms

• aliterate
• illiteracy