en litotes

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: JMDict 1.07, German Wiktionary, English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary, and Open Multilingual WordNet
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Synonyms

  • ca lítote (n, communication) ➜
  • sh litota ➜
  • en meiosis (n, communication) ➜
  • es atenuación (n, communication) ➜
  • fa تقسیم سلولی (n, communication) ➜
  • fa خفض جناح (n, communication) ➜
  • fi litoteesi (n, communication) ➜
  • fr litote (n, communication) ➜
  • fr méiose (n, communication) ➜
  • gl lítote (n, communication) ➜
  • id litotes (n, communication) ➜
  • it litote (n, communication) ➜
  • ja 減数分裂 (n, communication) ➜
  • ja 緩叙法 (n) ➜
  • pt litotes (n, communication) ➜
  • de litotes (n) ➜
  • ca lítote ➜
  • de litotes ➜
  • el λιτοτητα ➜
  • eo litoto ➜
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Related terms

  • sh litota (n) ➜
  • ca lítote (n) ➜
  • de litotes (n) ➜
  • en double negative (n) ➜
  • en litote (n) ➜
  • en deny ➜
  • en double negative ➜
  • en figure of speech ➜
  • en ironic ➜
  • en negation ➜
  • en negative ➜
  • en opposite ➜
  • en paradiastole ➜
  • en particularly ➜
  • en positive ➜
  • en quality ➜
  • en say ➜
  • en something ➜
  • en state ➜
  • fr litote ➜
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litotes is a type of…

  • en rhetorical device (n, rhetoric) ➜
  • en understatement (n, communication) ➜
  • en understatement (n) ➜
  • en irony ➜
  • en understatement ➜

Terms with this context

  • en oil painting (n) ➜
  • grc ἀγνοέω (v) ➜

Etymologically related

  • en litote ➜
  • fr litote ➜
  • grc λιτοσ ➜
  • grc λιτοτησ ➜
  • en not bad ➜
  • fr litote ➜

Antonyms

  • en hyperbole ➜

Context of this term

  • en rhetoric ➜

Links to other resources

  • wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu 107118958-n
  • en.wiktionary.org litotes
  • fr.wiktionary.org litotes
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