paralipse
French, noun/pa.ʁa.lips/
paralipse is spelled P-A-R-A-L-I-P-S-E (9 letters). Paralipse is a French feminine noun meaning “paralipsis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Figure de rhétorique consistant à feindre de ne pas vouloir dire ce que néanmoins on dit très clairement”.
What does paralipse mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineparalipsis
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Figure de rhétorique consistant à feindre de ne pas vouloir dire ce que néanmoins on dit très clairement.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of paralipse
- paralipses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce paralipse?
- /pa.ʁa.lips/
- \pa.ʁa.lips\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.