litotes

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

litotes

Tegenovergesteld aan

hyperbole

Synoniemen

meiosis

euphemism

understatement

Vertalingen

litote

litote

Litotes

lítote

litotes

litotes

atenuación

υποτίμιση

euphémisme

Understatement

méiose

affirmation en dessous de la vérité

amoindrissement des faits

eufemismo

Untertreibung

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/laɪˈtəʊ.tiːz/

Etymologie (Engels)

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