Knowledge
Knowledge noun - A body of facts learned by study or experience.
Usage example: the forest ranger shared some of his vast knowledge of the woods with us
Literacy is a synonym for knowledge in education topic. In some cases you can use "Literacy" instead a noun "Knowledge", when it comes to topics like schooling.
Nearby Word: knowledgeable
Literacy
Literacy noun - The understanding and information gained from being educated.
Usage example: he impressed everyone with his general literacy as well as his natural intelligence
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Synonyms for Literacy
Knowledge is a synonym for literacy in education topic. You can use "Knowledge" instead a noun "Literacy", if it concerns topics such as schooling, ability to read.
Nearby Words: literature, literate
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- familiarity and knowledge
- familiarity and literacy
- refinement and knowledge
- refinement and literacy
- awareness and knowledge
- awareness and literacy
- culture and knowledge
- culture and literacy
- education and knowledge
- education and literacy
- instruction and knowledge
- instruction and literacy
- information and knowledge
- information and literacy
How words are described
| new | new knowledge | new literacy |
| limited | limited knowledge | limited literacy |
| basic | basic knowledge | basic literacy |
| forbidden | forbidden knowledge | forbidden literacy |
| Other adjectives: scientific, cultural, technological. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Colbert himself notes that for the Faeries, it probably only works due to widespread literacy and a greater knowledge base to start from.
Source: Democracy Is Bad - Colbert speculates the reason Fae democracy works might be due to widespread literacy and huge accumulation of knowledge.
Source: Fanfic / Halkegenia Online - This was generally awkward as his main gimmicks (Super Senses, being Literal-Minded, carrying a weapon) were shared by Leela, and his others (maths and science knowledge, computer literacy, superior resilience, alien perspective) were shared with the Doctor.
Source: Cast Speciation
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