Enantiosis
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Enantiosis is a noun meaning (rhetoric) A figure of speech by which what is to be understood affirmatively is stated negatively, and vice versa; affirmation by contraries.
Meaning
(rhetoric) A figure of speech by which what is to be understood affirmatively is stated negatively, and vice versa; affirmation by contraries.
Word Forms
- enantioses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include antistasis, litotes, antithesis, contrast, antilogy, syncrisis.
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