litotes
NOUN
/laɪtə,tiz/
7 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH L
litotes is a valid 7-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
L1I1T1O1T1E1S1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING
What does litotes mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
Understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary).
“saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes”
SYNONYMS
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Anagrams of litotes
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