Difference between Literate and Literary

What is the difference between Literate and Literary?

Literate as an adjective is able to read and write; having literacy. while Literary as an adjective is relating to literature.

Literate

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A person who is able to read and write

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Able to read and write; having literacy. Knowledgeable in literature, writing; literary; well-read.

Example sentence: A literate, skilled workforce is essential for low-income countries to attract investment and fill jobs with local rather than imported labour.

Literary

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Relating to literature.Relating to writers, or the profession of literature.Knowledgeable of literature or writing.Appropriate to literature rather than everyday writing.Bookish.

Example sentence: I like the idea of people who've had some success in one form secretly wanting to be something else; I have some of that myself. I look for it in other people who've established themselves in some particular art form, and then you find out that they really would like to design running shoes, or edit literary magazines or something.

We hope you now know whether to use Literate or Literary in your sentence.

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