litotes
Kelime Anlamı :
1. arıksayış.
2. ¨çok diyecek yerde "az değil' der gibi bir fikri olumsuz şekilde ifade etme.
3. olumsuz taraftan yaklaşma.
Tanımlar :
1.
A figure of speech consisting of an understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite, as in this is no small problem.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
A figure of speech in which the speaker emphasizes the magnitude of a statement by denying its opposite; a figure of speech in which understatement is used with negation to express a positive attribute; a form of irony
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
A diminution or softening of statement for the sake of avoiding censure or increasing the effect by contrast with the moderation shown in the form of expression; a form of understatement.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
in rhetoric, a figure in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary. thus, “a citizen of no mean city” means one “of an illustrious city.”
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1.
understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.