litotes

Significat (Anglès)

1. (countable, rhetoric, uncountable) A figure of speech whereby something is stated by denying its opposite.
2. (countable, especially, rhetoric, uncountable) A figure of speech whereby something is stated by denying its opposite.

Conceptes

lítote

Oposat a

hyperbole

Sinònims

meiosis

euphemism

understatement

Traduccions

litote

litote

Litotes

litotes

litotes

atenuación

litotes

euphémisme

Tiefstapelei

méiose

affirmation en dessous de la vérité

amoindrissement des faits

eufemismo

Understatement

Untertreibung

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/laɪˈtəʊ.tiːz/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Learned borrowing from Late Latin lītotēs, from Ancient Greek λιτότης (litótēs, literally “plainness”), from λιτός (litós, “simple”).