Definition of PARALIPSIS

paralipsis

Meanings

Plural: paraleipses

Noun

  • suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted
  • A figure of speech in which one pretends to ignore or omit something by actually mentioning it.

Origin / Etymology

From Ancient Greek παράλειψις (paráleipsis, “omission”), from παραλείπω (paraleípō, “I pass over”), from παρά (pará, “by, near”) + λείπω (leípō, “I leave”).

Scrabble Score: 14

paralipsis is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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paralipsis is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

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