Ellipsis and Litotes

Ellipsis noun - Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences.

Litotes and ellipsis are semantically related in turn of expression topic. In some cases you can use "Litotes" instead a noun "Ellipsis".

Nearby Words: ellipse, elliptic

Litotes noun - Understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary).

Ellipsis and litotes are semantically related in turn of expression topic. Sometimes you can use "Ellipsis" instead a noun "Litotes".