German

Noun

Litotes f ‎(genitive Litotes, plural Litotes)

1. (rhetoric) litotes

English

Noun

litotes ‎(uncountable)

1. (rhetoric) An ironic figure of speech whereby something is stated by denying its opposite, particularly the negation of a negative quality to say something positive.

Hypernyms

• irony
• understatement, meiosis

Antonyms

• See hyperbole

Translations

See also

• paradiastole
• double negative

Anagrams

• toilets

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.tɔt/

Noun

litotes f

1. plural of litote

Portuguese

Noun

litotes f (plural litotes)

1. (rhetoric) litotes (an understatement employed for rhetoric effect)