Litotes - English meaning
Litotes – definitions in English dictionary
nounIronic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary (e.g. i shan't be sorry for i shall be glad ).
nounIronic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary (e.g. i shan't be sorry for i shall be glad).
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Word origin
late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek litotēs, from litos ‘plain, meagre’.
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