ENANTIOSIS


Meaning of ENANTIOSIS in English

/i nan'tee oh"sis/ , n. , pl. enantioses /-seez/ . Rhet.

a figure of speech in which what is meant is the opposite of what is said; irony.

[ 1650-60; enantíosis. See ENANTIO-, -OSIS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .