Translation of litotes from English into German
Noun
rhetoric
- Litotes often soften statements by negating the opposite meaning.Litotes mildern Aussagen oft durch Verneinung der gegenteiligen Bedeutung ab.
Synonyms and analogies of litotes in English
Examples of litotes in a sentence
His use of litotes added humor to the speech.
Translations of "litotes" in Context ordered by category and frequency
pathos, puns, parody, litotes and... satire.
Pathos, Wortspielen, Parodien, Litotes und Satire.
Litotes a form of understatement
Litotes eine Art der Untertreibung
Litotes a form of understatement
Litotes eine Art der Untertreibung
litotes: Examples and translations in context
The adjective, negated with the alpha privative, is with a further explicit negation effectively affirmed in a kind of litotes.
Das mit dem Alpha Privativum verneinte Adjektiv wird durch die weitere Verneinung in einer Art Litotes besonders bejaht.
It is said that the young chef acts according to the motto of his venue: The art of saying little and listening much, represented by the Litotes.
Dem jungen Chef sagt man nach, treu nach der Devise seines Hauses zu handeln: Er beherrst die Kunst, wenig zu reden und viel zu hören, für die Litotes steht.