Aliterate Definition
ā-lĭtər-ĭt
adjective
Able to read but not interested in reading.
American Heritage
Disinclined to read though not illiterate, able to read but reluctant or unlikely to read.
Wiktionary
noun
Someone who is able to read but disinclined to do so.
Mark Twain famously said "The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who can't read" or more succinctly: the aliterate has little advantage over the illiterate.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- aliterate person
Other Word Forms of Aliterate
Noun
Singular:
aliterate
Plural:
aliteratesOrigin of Aliterate
-
a- + literate
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