Summary
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  1. litotes:
    • Wiktionary:
      litotes → Litotes
      litotes → Litotes
    • Synonyms for "litotes":
      meiosis; rhetorical device; understatement


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Detailed Translations for litotes from English to German

litotes:


Translation Matrix for litotes:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- meiosis

Synonyms for "litotes":

  • meiosis; rhetorical device; understatement

Related Definitions for "litotes":

  1. understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)1
    • saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes1

Wiktionary Translations for litotes:

litotes
noun
  1. rhetoric: emphasizing a statement by denying its opposite
litotes
noun
  1. stilistisches Mittel der Hervorhebung durch Verneinung des Gegenteils

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
litotes Litotes litote — rhéto|nocat=1 figure de sens qui consiste, par modestie ou par égard, à dire moins pour faire entendre plus, le verbe étant souvent à la forme négative.

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