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li·to·tes [laɪˈtəʊti:z, Am ˈlaɪtəti:z] SUBST

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Litotes is a form of understatement, always deliberate and with the intention of emphasis.
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Meiosis is the opposite of auxesis, and also sometimes used as a synonym for litotes.
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For the use of double negations or similar as understatements (not unappealing, not bad, etc.) see litotes.
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Litotes, such as not bad, not much and you're not wrong, are also used, as are diminutives, which are commonly used and are often used to indicate familiarity.
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The pattern for early litotes was to start with two words, mainly a positive and a negative connected by a particle.
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Rhetorically, this becomes the device of litotes; it can be difficult to distinguish litotes from pleonastic double negation, a feature which may be used for ironic effect.
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This construction is technically called litotes; it's a form of deliberate understatement that is often used comically.
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I think that's called litotes.
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