Word: litotes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: li
to
tes
Definition: An ironic figure of speech whereby something is stated by denying its opposite, particularly the negation of a negative quality to say something positive.
Morphemes:
Affix: litote
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An instance of litotes; understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -es
Language: enm
Decoded: -es
Meaning: third person singular ending of verbs