Term: litotes: understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)
Broader: understatement: a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said | Unrelated: satisfier: any agent capable of producing satisfaction
Broader: understatement: a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said | Unrelated: photography: the process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces
Broader: understatement: a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said | Unrelated: optical opacity: opacity to light
Broader: understatement: a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said | Unrelated: corn borer: larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize
Broader: understatement: a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said | Unrelated: mandatary: the recipient of a mandate
Broader: understatement: a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said | Unrelated: 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
Broader: understatement: a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said | Unrelated: boxing match: a match between boxers; usually held in a boxing ring
Broader: understatement: a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said | Unrelated: gastroenterologist: a physician who specializes in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract
Broader: understatement: a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said | Unrelated: stall: a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge
Broader: understatement: a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said | Unrelated: chin strap: a strap attached to a hat; passes under the chin and holds the hat in place