Λιτότης

plainness

Translated by Craig Gibson12 Nov 2008Vetting: high3 revisions

2 words

[Meaning] simplicity.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Λιτότης· ἡ ἁπλότης.

Betacode

*lito/ths: h( a(plo/ths.

Likewise, according to Adler, in the Laurentian lexicon.
This is the "basic" sense of the headword. (For its applied meaning as the figure of speech litotes, understatement, see LSJ s.v.)

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