Litotes and Paradox

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

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

Paradox noun - Someone or something with qualities or features that seem to conflict with one another.

Litotes and paradox are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Litotes" instead a noun "Paradox".

Nearby Words: paradoxical, paradoxically