litotes
litotes
Definition
li·to·tes (līt′ə tēz′, lī tōt′ēz)
noun
understatement for effect, esp. such understatement in which something is expressed by a negation of the contrary (Ex.: not a few regrets)
Etymology: Gr litotēs < litos, smooth, simple, plain, akin to leios: see lime
li·tot′ic (lī tät′ik) adjective
Browse dictionary entries near litotes
- litmus test
- litmus paper
- litmus
- litigious
- litigation
- litigate
- litigant
- litigable
- Lithuanian
- Lithuania
- litre
- littérateur
- LittB
- LittD
- litten
- litter
- litterbag
- litterbug
- littermate
- littery
