Term: litotes: understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)
Candidate hypernym: understatement: a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said → 1
Candidate hypernym: satisfier: any agent capable of producing satisfaction → 0
Candidate hypernym: photography: the process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces → 0
Candidate hypernym: optical opacity: opacity to light → 0
Candidate hypernym: corn borer: larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize → 0
Candidate hypernym: mandatary: the recipient of a mandate → 0
Candidate hypernym: albatrellus dispansus: a rare fungus having a large (up to 14 inches wide) yellow fruiting body with multiple individual caps and a broad central stalk and a fragrant odor → 0
Candidate hypernym: boxing match: a match between boxers; usually held in a boxing ring → 0
Candidate hypernym: gastroenterologist: a physician who specializes in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract → 0
Candidate hypernym: stall: a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge → 0
Candidate hypernym: chin strap: a strap attached to a hat; passes under the chin and holds the hat in place → 0