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# Litotes
- URL: https://www.wonderousworldsofwords.com/litotes/
- Published: 2026-10-22T10:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T10:00:00.000Z
- Description: Understatement by saying the opposite isn't so.
- Author: Tyler Bussell
- Tags: Word of the Day

Noun · pronounced LY-tuh-teez

What it means:

Litotes is a form of understatement that makes a point by denying its opposite, often with a dry or ironic edge.

Calling a blizzard "not the best day for a picnic" is *litotes*.