litotes

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

litote

euphémisme

méiose

affirmation en dessous de la vérité

amoindrissement des faits

Opposé de

hyperbole

Synonymes

meiosis

euphemism

understatement

Traductions

litote

Litotes

lítote

litotes

atenuación

litotes

litotes

eufemismo

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/laɪˈtəʊ.tiːz/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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