Word: litotes

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Synonyms: litotes

meiosis

Translations: litotes

litotes in spanish

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spanish
Translations:
litote, lítotes, lítote, la litotes

litotes in french

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french
Translations:
litote, la litote

litotes in italian

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italian
Translations:
litote, la litote, litoti

litotes in russian

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russian
Translations:
литота

litotes in hungarian

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hungarian
Translations:
litotész

litotes in greek

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greek
Translations:
σχήμα λιτότητας, λιτότητα

litotes in ukrainian

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ukrainian
Translations:
литота, Літота

litotes in bulgarian

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bulgarian
Translations:
литотес

litotes in belarusian

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belarusian
Translations:
літота

litotes in lithuanian

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lithuanian
Translations:
litotė, Litotes

litotes in romanian

Dictionary:
romanian
Translations:
litotă, litota

The meaning and "use of": litotes

noun
  • ironical understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary (e.g., you won't be sorry , meaning you'll be glad ). - Yet this definition fails to explain instances of litotes , or understatement, which is often classified as a kind of irony.

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