litotes

Significado (Inglês)

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.

Conceitos

litotes

eufemismo

Oposto de

hyperbole

Sinônimos

meiosis

euphemism

understatement

Traduções

litote

litote

Litotes

lítote

atenuación

litotes

litotes

euphémisme

méiose

affirmation en dessous de la vérité

amoindrissement des faits

eufemismo

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/laɪˈtəʊ.tiːz/

Etimologia (Inglês)

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