aliterate
aliterate · aliterates
Someone who is able to read but disinclined to do soSomeone who is able to read but disinclined to do so.
/eɪˈlɪtəɹət/
Meaning
1 sensesSomeone 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"; more succinctly: the aliterate has little advantage over the illiterate.
a person who can read but is disinclined to derive information from literary sources
Origin
From a- + literate.From a- + literate.
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Forms
plural: aliterates| Singular | aliterate |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a person who can read but is disinclined to derive information from literary sources:aliterate person