noun🔗ShareLitoteAn ironic figure of speech whereby something is stated by denying its opposite, particularly the negation of a negative quality to say something positive."The teacher's comments on the student's essay were not unhelpful. (Meaning: The comments were helpful.) "Les commentaires du professeur sur la dissertation de l'élève n'étaient pas inutiles. (Sens : Les commentaires étaient utiles.)languagelinguisticsgrammarwordfigurestylewritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
