paralipsis

== English == === Alternative forms === paralepsis, paraleipsis === Etymology === From Ancient Greek παράλειψις (paráleipsis, “omission”), from παραλείπω (paraleípō, “I pass over”), from παρά (pará, “by, near”) + λείπω (leípō, “I leave”). === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˌpæ.ɹəˈlɪp.sɪs/ === Noun === paralipsis (countable and uncountable, plural paraleipses) (rhetoric, linguistics) A figure of speech in which one pretends to ignore or omit something by actually mentioning it. [from 16th c.] Synonyms: apophasis, preterition ==== Derived terms ==== paraliptic ==== Translations ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek παράλειψις (paráleipsis). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɑrɑlipsis/, [ˈpɑ̝rɑ̝ˌlips̠is̠] Rhymes: -ipsis Syllabification(key): pa‧ra‧lip‧sis Hyphenation(key): pa‧ra‧lip‧sis === Noun === paralipsis (rhetoric) paraleipsis Synonyms: apofaasi, katafaasi, preteritio ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek παράλειψις (paráleipsis, “omission”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paɾaˈlibsis/ [pa.ɾaˈliβ̞.sis] Rhymes: -ibsis Syllabification: pa‧ra‧lip‧sis === Noun === paralipsis f (plural paralipsis) (rhetoric) paraleipsis === Further reading === “paralipsis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025