litotes
1 synonym and 1 antonym for litotes, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A way of speaking in which you show something is true by denying its opposite.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Antonyms
Etymology
A learned borrowing from Late Latin lītotēs, taken from Ancient Greek λιτότης (litótēs, literally “plainness”), which comes from λιτός (litós, “simple”).
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