Home › Words › B › biliteracybiliteracybiliteracy means the capability of reading and writing in two languages or writing systems.EtymologyFrom bi- + literacy.nounThe capability of reading and writing in two languages or writing systems.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.biliterate 86% match — Capable of reading and writing in two languages. vs biliteracy →biscriptal 73% match — Having the ability to read or write two scripts. vs biliteracy →bilinguist 68% match — One who speaks two languages. vs biliteracy →bilingually 68% match — In a bilingual manner; using two languages. vs biliteracy →bilingualism 67% match — The condition of being bilingual; the ability to speak two languages. vs biliteracy →biliteralism 66% match — The quality of being biliteral. vs biliteracy →bilinguous 66% match — bilingual. vs biliteracy →pluriliteracy 65% match — literacy in more than one language or script vs biliteracy →