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.
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Synonyms:
  • aliterate person

Other Word Forms of Aliterate

Noun

Singular:
aliterate
Plural:
aliterates

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