Litotes, derived from a Greek word meaning "simple," is a figure of speech

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Litotes, derived from a Greek word meaning “simple,” is a figure of speech that employs an understatement by using double negatives or, in other words, a positive statement expressed by negating its opposite expressions.

• Litotes, derived from a Greek word meaning “simple,” is a figure of speech that employs an understatement by using double negatives or, in other words, a positive statement expressed by negating its opposite expressions.
• It is a form of understatement in which the positive form is emphasized through the negation of a negative form.
• It is a deliberate use of understatement, not to deceive someone but to enhance the impressiveness of what we say.