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    •     bn:00051568n     •     NOUN     •     Concept    •     Updated on 2019/12/07

  صيغة بلاغية يعبر عن الموجب بضده المنفي From automatic translation

 Understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary) WordNet

IS A
صُورة بلاغِيّة • بخس • Figure of speech
بلاغة
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قاموس بروكهاوس وإفرون الموسوعي
    •     bn:00051568n     •     NOUN     •     Concept    •     Updated on 2019/12/07

  litotes From automatic translation

 Understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary) WordNet

IS A
修辞手法 • 轻 描 淡 写 ， • 西方修辭技巧 中之tricolon crescens 和 tricolon diminuens
修辞
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
俄語百科全書
    •     bn:00051568n     •     NOUN     •     Concept    •     Updated on 2019/12/07     •     Categories: Figures of speech, Rhetorical techniques

  litotes   · meiosis   · Trope of Litotes · Liotes · Litote

Understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary) WordNet

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In rhetoric, litotes is a figure of speech and form of verbal irony in which understatement is used to emphasize a point by stating a negative to further affirm a positive, often incorporating double negatives for effect. Wikipedia
In rhetoric, meiosis is a euphemistic figure of speech that intentionally understates something or implies that it is lesser in significance or size than it really is. Wikipedia
Euphemistic figure of speech Wikidata
An ironic figure of speech whereby something is stated by denying its opposite, particularly the negation of a negative quality to say something positive. Wiktionary
Rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite. Wiktionary (translation)

Saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes WordNet

IS A
rhetorical device • understatement • Figure of speech
rhetoric
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
    •     bn:00051568n     •     NOUN     •     Concept    •     Updated on 2019/12/07     •     Categories: Figure de style, Rhétorique

  litote · méiose (figure de style) · Understatement

La litote est une figure de rhétorique et d'atténuation qui consiste à dire moins pour laisser entendre davantage. Wikipedia

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La méiose, du grec meiōsis est une figure rhétorique euphémisante consistant à rapetisser l'importance d'une réalité qui est grande ou importante. Wikipedia
Figure de style Wikidata

IS A
rhétorique • euphémisme • Figure de style
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
DEBE
    •     bn:00051568n     •     NOUN     •     Concept    •     Updated on 2019/12/07     •     Categories: Rhetorischer Begriff

  Litotes

Die Litotes ist die Stilfigur der doppelten Verneinung Wikipedia

IS A
rhetorischen kunstgriff • Untertreibung • Rhetorisches Stilmittel
Rhetorik
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Brockhaus-Efron
    •     bn:00051568n     •     NOUN     •     Concept    •     Updated on 2019/12/07

  λιτότης

 Understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary) WordNet

IS A
ρητορικό σχήμα • συγκρατημένη • σχήμα λόγου
Ρητορική
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
    •     bn:00051568n     •     NOUN     •     Concept    •     Updated on 2019/12/07

  litotes From automatic translation

 Understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary) WordNet

IS A
תחבולה רטורית • לשון המעטה • אמצעים פיגורטיביים
רטוריקה
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
    •     bn:00051568n     •     NOUN     •     Concept    •     Updated on 2019/12/07

  लीटोटा From automatic translation

 Understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary) WordNet

IS A
बयानबाजी डिवाइस • न्यूनोक्‍ति • अलंकार
व्याख्यान शास्त्र
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
    •     bn:00051568n     •     NOUN     •     Concept    •     Updated on 2019/12/07     •     Categories: Figure di significato

  litote

Figura retorica consistente nell'esporre un concetto negando il suo contrario ItalWordNet

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La litòte è una figura retorica che consiste nel dare un giudizio o fare un'affermazione adoperando la negazione di una espressione di senso contrario ovvero attraverso l'understatement. Wikipedia

IS A
artificio retorico • Understatement • Figura retorica
Retorica
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Dizionario Enciclopedico Brockhaus ed Efron
    •     bn:00051568n     •     NOUN     •     Concept    •     Updated on 2019/12/07     •     Categories: 修辞技法

  抑言法 · 緩叙法 · Meiosis

緩叙法（かんじょほう、羅:Litotes、希:λιτότης）とは、修辞技法の1つ。 Wikipedia

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抑言法（よくげんほう、Meiosis）とは、意図的に何かを控えめに言う、または実際より重要性または規模を小さくほのめかす修辞技法のこと。 Wikipedia
修辞的効果の控えめな表現（特に相反するものを否定することによって肯定を表現するとき） Japanese WordNet

あなたが『私は非常に動揺していた』ことが緩叙法の例であると言っているとき『私は、少し動揺しいた』と言うこと Japanese WordNet

IS A
修辞法 • 控えめな表現 • 修辞技法
修辞学
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
ブロックハウス・エフロン百科事典
    •     bn:00051568n     •     NOUN     •     Concept    •     Updated on 2019/12/07     •     Categories: Тропы

  Литота · лито́та · Антенантиозис · Мейозис

Литóта, лито́тес Wikipedia

IS A
риторический прием • преуменьшение • Фигуры речи
Риторика
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона
    •     bn:00051568n     •     NOUN     •     Concept    •     Updated on 2019/12/07     •     Categories: Figuras retóricas

  atenuación (retórica) · litote · lítote · lítotes · meiosis

La atenuación,[1]​ también denominada litotes, lítotes [2]​ o litote,[3]​ y con menos frecuencia extenuación,[4]​ es una figura retórica, relacionada con la ironía y el eufemismo, mediante la cual se afirma algo, disminuyendo o negando lo contrario de lo que se quiere afirmar o decir: "No poco" = Mucho. Wikipedia

IS A
figura retórica • atenuación • Figura literaria
retórica
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Diccionario Enciclopédico Brockhaus y Efron
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Translations

صيغة بلاغية يعبر عن الموجب بضده المنفي
litotes
litotes, meiosis, Trope of Litotes, Liotes, Litote, Not bad, Not unlike, Tapinosis
litote, méiose, Understatement
litotes
λιτότης, λιτότητα, σχήμα λιτότητας
litotes
लीटोटा
litote
抑言法, 緩叙法, Meiosis, litotes, 減数分裂
литота, лито́та, антенантиозис, мейозис
atenuación, litote, lítote, lítotes, meiosis, Atenuacion, Litotes

Sources

WordNet senses

litotes1, meiosis2

ItalWordNet senses

litote

MultiWordNet senses

litote

Japanese WordNet senses

減数分裂

Multilingual Central Repository senses

atenuación, litote, lítote, meiosis

WOLF senses

litote, méiose

Wikipedia page titles

litotes, meiosis (figure of speech)
litote, méiose (figure de style)
Litotes
litote
抑言法, 緩叙法
Литота
atenuación (retórica)

Wikipedia redirections

Liotes, Litote, Not bad, Not unlike, Tapinosis, Trope of litotes, Trope of Litotes, Meiosis (rhetoric)
Understatement
Meiosis
Антенантиозис, Мейозис
Litote, Litotes, Lítote, Lítotes, Atenuacion (retorica), Atenuacion (retórica)

Wiktionary senses

litotes
litote
Litotes
λιτότης
litote
лито́та
litote, lítotes

Wikidata items

litotes, Meiosis
litote, Méiose
Litotes
litote
Meiosis, 抑言法, 緩叙法
Литота
atenuación

Translations from Wikipedia sentences

صيغة بلاغية يعبر عن الموجب بضده المنفي
litote
litotes
λιτότητα
litotes
लीटोटा
litote
литота
litotes

Translations from SemCor sentences or monosemous words

صيغة بلاغية يعبر عن الموجب بضده المنفي
litotes
litote
litotes
σχήμα λιτότητας
litotes
लीटोटा
litote
litotes
литота
litotes
2 sources | 2 senses
1 source | 1 sense
5 sources | 15 senses
7 sources | 10 senses
5 sources | 5 senses
3 sources | 3 senses
2 sources | 2 senses
2 sources | 2 senses
7 sources | 7 senses
5 sources | 8 senses
6 sources | 7 senses
7 sources | 16 senses

Compounds

BabelNet

meiosis 1, meiosis II

Other forms

BabelNet

litoti