litotes

Significado (Inglés)

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.

Oposto a

hyperbole

Sinónimos

meiosis

euphemism

understatement

Traducións

litote

litote

Litotes

lítote

atenuación

litotes

litotes

litotes

euphémisme

Understatement

méiose

affirmation en dessous de la vérité

amoindrissement des faits

eufemismo

Untertreibung

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/laɪˈtəʊ.tiːz/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

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