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/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

Examples
needless to say not to mention “I will not speak of my adversary's scandalous venality and rapacity, his brutal conduct, his treachery and malice”

paralipsis (countable and uncountable, plural paraleipses)

1. (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

   • 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:

     These negatives are a paraleipsis: what cannot be done to the soul can be done to the body.

   • 2008, Alisa Lebow, First Person Jewish, page 60:

     Oxenberg tells us twice that she does not talk about the sister who died. She fools no one with this paralipsis […] .

   • 2016 November 2, Slate:

     What's left to consider? I am loath to bring up Trump's paralipsis.

Derived terms

• paraliptic

Translations

figure of speech — see also apophasis

• Finnish: paralipsis
• French: paralipse (fr) f
• German: Paralipse (de) f
• Irish: parathagra m
• Italian: paralissi f, preterizione (it) f
• Spanish: paralipsis (es)

Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παράλειψις (paráleipsis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑrɑlipsis/, [ˈpɑ̝rɑ̝ˌlips̠is̠]
• Rhymes: -ipsis
• Hyphenation^(key): pa‧ra‧lip‧sis

Noun

paralipsis

1. (rhetoric) paraleipsis

   Synonyms: apofaasi, katafaasi, preteritio

Declension

Inflection of paralipsis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		paralipsis	paralipsikset
genitive		paralipsiksen	paralipsisten paralipsiksien
partitive		paralipsista	paralipsiksia
illative		paralipsikseen	paralipsiksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		paralipsis	paralipsikset
accusative	nom.	paralipsis	paralipsikset
	gen.	paralipsiksen
genitive		paralipsiksen	paralipsisten paralipsiksien
partitive		paralipsista	paralipsiksia
inessive		paralipsiksessa	paralipsiksissa
elative		paralipsiksesta	paralipsiksista
illative		paralipsikseen	paralipsiksiin
adessive		paralipsiksella	paralipsiksilla
ablative		paralipsikselta	paralipsiksilta
allative		paralipsikselle	paralipsiksille
essive		paralipsiksena	paralipsiksina
translative		paralipsikseksi	paralipsiksiksi
abessive		paralipsiksetta	paralipsiksitta
instructive		—	paralipsiksin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of paralipsis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative paralipsikseni paralipsikseni accusative nom. paralipsikseni paralipsikseni gen. paralipsikseni genitive paralipsikseni paralipsisteni paralipsiksieni partitive paralipsistani paralipsiksiani inessive paralipsiksessani paralipsiksissani elative paralipsiksestani paralipsiksistani illative paralipsikseeni paralipsiksiini adessive paralipsiksellani paralipsiksillani ablative paralipsikseltani paralipsiksiltani allative paralipsikselleni paralipsiksilleni essive paralipsiksenani paralipsiksinani translative paralipsiksekseni paralipsiksikseni abessive paralipsiksettani paralipsiksittani instructive — — comitative — paralipsiksineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative paralipsiksesi paralipsiksesi accusative nom. paralipsiksesi paralipsiksesi gen. paralipsiksesi genitive paralipsiksesi paralipsistesi paralipsiksiesi partitive paralipsistasi paralipsiksiasi inessive paralipsiksessasi paralipsiksissasi elative paralipsiksestasi paralipsiksistasi illative paralipsikseesi paralipsiksiisi adessive paralipsiksellasi paralipsiksillasi ablative paralipsikseltasi paralipsiksiltasi allative paralipsiksellesi paralipsiksillesi essive paralipsiksenasi paralipsiksinasi translative paralipsikseksesi paralipsiksiksesi abessive paralipsiksettasi paralipsiksittasi instructive — — comitative — paralipsiksinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative paralipsiksemme paralipsiksemme accusative nom. paralipsiksemme paralipsiksemme gen. paralipsiksemme genitive paralipsiksemme paralipsistemme paralipsiksiemme partitive paralipsistamme paralipsiksiamme inessive paralipsiksessamme paralipsiksissamme elative paralipsiksestamme paralipsiksistamme illative paralipsikseemme paralipsiksiimme adessive paralipsiksellamme paralipsiksillamme ablative paralipsikseltamme paralipsiksiltamme allative paralipsiksellemme paralipsiksillemme essive paralipsiksenamme paralipsiksinamme translative paralipsikseksemme paralipsiksiksemme abessive paralipsiksettamme paralipsiksittamme instructive — — comitative — paralipsiksinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative paralipsiksenne paralipsiksenne accusative nom. paralipsiksenne paralipsiksenne gen. paralipsiksenne genitive paralipsiksenne paralipsistenne paralipsiksienne partitive paralipsistanne paralipsiksianne inessive paralipsiksessanne paralipsiksissanne elative paralipsiksestanne paralipsiksistanne illative paralipsikseenne paralipsiksiinne adessive paralipsiksellanne paralipsiksillanne ablative paralipsikseltanne paralipsiksiltanne allative paralipsiksellenne paralipsiksillenne essive paralipsiksenanne paralipsiksinanne translative paralipsikseksenne paralipsiksiksenne abessive paralipsiksettanne paralipsiksittanne instructive — — comitative — paralipsiksinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative paralipsiksensa paralipsiksensa accusative nom. paralipsiksensa paralipsiksensa gen. paralipsiksensa genitive paralipsiksensa paralipsistensa paralipsiksiensa partitive paralipsistaan paralipsistansa paralipsiksiaan paralipsiksiansa inessive paralipsiksessaan paralipsiksessansa paralipsiksissaan paralipsiksissansa elative paralipsiksestaan paralipsiksestansa paralipsiksistaan paralipsiksistansa illative paralipsikseensa paralipsiksiinsa adessive paralipsiksellaan paralipsiksellansa paralipsiksillaan paralipsiksillansa ablative paralipsikseltaan paralipsikseltansa paralipsiksiltaan paralipsiksiltansa allative paralipsikselleen paralipsiksellensa paralipsiksilleen paralipsiksillensa essive paralipsiksenaan paralipsiksenansa paralipsiksinaan paralipsiksinansa translative paralipsiksekseen paralipsikseksensa paralipsiksikseen paralipsiksiksensa abessive paralipsiksettaan paralipsiksettansa paralipsiksittaan paralipsiksittansa instructive — — comitative — paralipsiksineen paralipsiksinensa

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)

1. (rhetoric) paraleipsis

Further reading

• “paralipsis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10