enantiosis

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noun

A figure of speech by which what is to be understood affirmatively is stated negatively, and vice versa; affirmation by contraries.

OriginAncient Greek ἐναντίος →
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Meanings

nounenantiosis (countable and uncountable, plural enantioses)

plural enantioses

  1. countablerhetoricuncountableA figure of speech by which what is to be understood affirmatively is stated negatively, and vice versa; affirmation by contraries.

Synonyms & antonyms

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synoeciosis

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐναντίος“contradiction”
  2. Englishenantiosis

From Ancient Greek ἐναντίος (enantíos, “contradiction”).

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enantiosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enantiosis

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“enantiosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enantiosis. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enantiosis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enantiosis.

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