litotes
Pronunciation
  • (RP) enPR: lītō'tēz, IPA: /laɪˈtəʊ.tiːz/
Noun

litotes (plural litotes)

  1. (rhetoric) An ironic figure of speech whereby something is stated by denying its opposite, particularly the negation of a negative quality to say something positive.
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