λιτότης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λῑτός (lītós, plain, frugal, simple) + -της (-tēs).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

λῑτότης • (lītótēs) f (genitive λῑτότητος); third declension

  1. plainness, simplicity
  2. (grammar, rhetoric) litotes, understatement

Declension

Descendants

  • Greek: λιτότητα (litótita)
  • Late Latin: lītotēs

Further reading

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