Litotes

noun

/laɪˈtəʊ.tiːz/

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounAn ironic figure of speech whereby something is stated by denying its opposite, particularly the negation of a negative quality to say something positive.

Synonyms

meiosis enantiosis antistasis law of double negation oxymoron contrast antithesis antimetabole dirimens copulatio homoioptoton dissimile hypocatastasis

Antonyms

hyperbole

Rhymes With

cut oats

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