aliterate

[ ey-lit-er-it ]

noun

1. a person who is able to read but rarely chooses to do so:

   Schools are worried about producing aliterates who prefer television to books.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of aliterates.

aliterate

/ eɪˈlɪtərɪt /

noun

1. a person who is able to read but disinclined to do so

adjective

1. of or relating to aliterates

Other Words From

• a·liter·a·cy noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of aliterate¹

a- ⁶, literate