litotes


Meanings

  • understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary);
    • "saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes"
  • LITOTES n pl. LITOTES a figure of speech in which an assertion is made by the negation of its opposite LITOTIC adj

Synonyms


Scrabble Score: 7

litotes is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

litotes is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

litotes is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 8

litotes is a valid Words With Friends word