litotes
/laɪtə,tiz/
noun
7 letters3 syllables7 points in Scrabble®8 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
NOUN
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”
WORD FORMS
Starts withL
Ends withS
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®7 points
Words With Friends®8 points
Double word14 points
Triple word21 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinitoteslay
Starts & ends withL … S
Syllablesli · to · tes
SYNONYMS & RELATED1
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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