litotes

Значение (Английский)

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.

Напротив

hyperbole

Синонимы

meiosis

euphemism

understatement

Переводы

litote

litote

Litotes

lítote

atenuación

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litotes

litotes

euphémisme

Understatement

méiose

affirmation en dessous de la vérité

amoindrissement des faits

eufemismo

Untertreibung

Произносится как (IPA)

/laɪˈtəʊ.tiːz/

Этимология (Английский)

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