Definitions for litotes

litotes li·to·tes

Spelling: [lahy-tuh-teez, lit-uh-, lahy- Litotes is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 172 anagrams from letters in litotes (eilostt).

Definitions for litotes

noun

  1. understatement, especially that in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary, as in “not bad at all.”.

Origin of litotes

1650-60; New Latin Greek lītótēs orig., plainness, simplicity, derivative of lītós plain, small, meager

Word Value for litotes
Scrable

7

Words with friends

8

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