ALL meanings of litotes
li·to·tes
L l - noun plural litotes understatement, especially that in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary, as in “not bad at all.”. 1
- noun litotes Ironical understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary (e.g., you won‘t be sorry, meaning you’ll be glad ). 1
- noun litotes understatement for rhetorical effect, esp when achieved by using negation with a term in place of using an antonym of that term, as in "She was not a little upset" for "She was extremely upset". 0
- noun litotes understatement for effect, esp. such understatement in which something is expressed by a negation of the contrary (Ex.: not a few regrets) 0
- noun litotes (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. 0