arıksayış

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(Dilbilim) litotes
A diminution or softening of statement for the sake of avoiding censure or increasing the effect by contrast with the moderation shown in the form of expression; as
a citizen of no mean city
Use of understatement affirming something by means of the negative of its opposite; e g , Hebrews 4: 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who in every respect has been tested as we are, yet without sin (NRSV)
A figure of speech in which the speaker emphasizes the magnitude of a statement by denying its opposite; a figure of speech in which understatement is used with negation to express a positive attribute; a form of irony
A form of meiosis using a negative statement (See below under discussion of meiosis)
understatement by negating the opposite; a type of meiosis "I was not disappointed with the news " See also: meiosis
A type of meiosis (understatement) in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary, as in "not unhappy" or "a poet of no small stature " (Compare Irony) (Contrast Hyperbole)
a figure of speech that emphasizes its subject by conscious understatement An example from common speech is to say "Not bad" as a form of high praise
A form of understatement The affirmative is asserted by the negation of the contrary, eg "She's not the nicest person I know" meaning "She's horrible"
expressing an affirmative by the negative of the contrary
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
{i} manner of speaking which uses a negative to state a positive
A figure of speech in which a positive is stated by negating its opposite Some examples of litotes: no small victory, not a bad idea, not unhappy Litotes is the opposite of hyperbole
that is, of an illustrious city
a deliberate understatement