literacy
//ˈlɪtəɹəsi//
formalForms
- Plural
- literacies
Definitions
1.The ability to read and write.
2.The ability to understand and evaluate something.
- Prof Alan McKee, who led the project, argues that young adults should be taught “porn literacy” to help them “read porn well” and look for healthy and ethical depictions of sex.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4023
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From liter(ate) + -acy.