LITERACY Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word literacy. (close relations)
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| adeptness | nounn | |||||
noun • skillful performance or ability without difficulty | ||||||
| competence | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually | ||||||
| cultivation | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners • (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale) • a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality • the process of fostering the growth of something • the act of raising or growing plants (especially on a large scale) | ||||||
| education | nounn | |||||
noun • the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill • the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979 • knowledge acquired by learning and instruction • the gradual process of acquiring knowledge • the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university) • the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior) | ||||||
| enlightenment | nounn | |||||
noun • education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge • a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine • (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness | ||||||
| erudition | nounn | |||||
noun • profound scholarly knowledge | ||||||
| expertise | nounn | |||||
noun • skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge | ||||||
| intellect | nounn | |||||
noun • knowledge and intellectual ability • the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination • a person who uses the mind creatively | ||||||
| knowledge | nounn | |||||
noun • the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning | ||||||
| learning | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge • profound scholarly knowledge | ||||||
| proficiency | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of having great facility and competence • skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity | ||||||
| savvy | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • the cognitive condition of someone who understands verb • get the meaning of something | ||||||
| scholarship | nounn | |||||
noun • financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit • profound scholarly knowledge | ||||||
| skill | nounn | |||||
noun • an ability that has been acquired by training • ability to produce solutions in some problem domain | ||||||
| understanding | nounn | |||||
noun • the cognitive condition of someone who understands • the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises • an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion • the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination adjective satellite • characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy | ||||||
| wisdom | nounn | |||||
noun • accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment • an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC • the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight • ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight • the quality of being prudent and sensible | ||||||
