λιτότης

Ancient GreekEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

 

NounEdit

λῑτότης (lītótēsf (genitive λῑτότητος); third declension

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

DeclensionEdit

DescendantsEdit

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

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