paraleipsis

paraleipsis is a 11-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A pretended or apparent omission; a figure by which a speaker artfully pretends to pass by what he really mentions; as, for example, if an orator should say, "I do not speak of my adversary's scandalous venality and rapacity, his brutal conduct, his treachery and malice.". Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 18 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A pretended or apparent omission; a figure by which a speaker artfully pretends to pass by what he really mentions; as, for example, if an orator should say, "I do not speak of my adversary's scandalous venality and rapacity, his brutal conduct, his treachery and malice."
2. noun. suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted

   Synonyms: paralepsis, paralipsis, preterition

Synonyms

paralepsis, paralipsis, preterition

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