Paralepsis (Noun)
Meaning
Suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- It's worth noting in passing, without further elaboration, that several students also reported bullying and harassment on the social media platform.
- Let's just say a few bottles were opened, and leave it at that, without getting into the more interesting details of the evening.
- I won't bore you with the intricacies of the tax code, suffice it to say that the new law will raise revenues somehow.
- To be brief, the director had some, shall we say, "creative differences" with the lead actor that slowed down production.
- The candidate's answer was so vague that it was clear they were deliberately glossing over the specifics of their economic plan, preferring not to elaborate further.