irony
- irony
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ great, heavy
▪ She tried to ignore the heavy irony in his voice.
▪ gentle
▪ She congratulated him with gentle irony.
▪ bitter, cruel, sad, tragic
▪ delicious
▪ nice
▪ It is a nice irony that the rivalry among popes was solved by their ancient rival, the Holy Roman Emperor.
▪ final, supreme, ultimate
▪ The ultimate irony is that the revolution, rather than bringing freedom, actually ended it completely.
▪ dramatic (= in a play, when a character's words carry an extra meaning that the character is not aware of)
… OF IRONY
▪ hint, touch, trace
▪ He thanked us all without a touch of irony.
PREPOSITION
▪ by a … irony
▪ By a cruel irony, he died in a crash while returning home from the war.
PHRASES
▪ a certain irony
▪ There is a certain irony in the situation.
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irony — In the ordinary use of language irony means primarily ‘an expression of meaning by use of words that have an opposite literal meaning or tendency’. When we look out of the window at the pouring rain and exclaim ‘What a lovely day!’, we are using… … Modern English usage
irony — irony1 [ī′rə nē, ī′ər nē] n. pl. ironies [Fr ironie < L ironia < Gr eirōneia < eirōn, dissembler in speech < eirein, to speak < IE base * wer , to speak > WORD] 1. a) a method of humorous or subtly sarcastic expression in which… … English World dictionary
Irony — I ron*y, a. [From {Iron}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Made or consisting of iron; partaking of iron; iron; as, irony chains; irony particles; In this sense {iron} is the more common term. [R.] Woodward. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. Resembling iron in taste,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Irony — I ron*y, n. [L. ironia, Gr. ? dissimulation, fr. ? a dissembler in speech, fr. ? to speak; perh. akin to E. word: cf. F. ironie.] [1913 Webster] 1. Dissimulation; ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Irony — est un album du rappeur français Iron Sy Liste des titres Président ! Du Berceau Au Tombeau Sale Pote (Feat. Douma) Pas Dans Ton Magazine J suis pas chez moi T Co Q Instincts Criminels J Taf Pas, J Dors Pas C Quoi L Diez (Feat. Boulaye) Ma… … Wikipédia en Français
irony — noun cynicism, dissimulatio, ironia, mockery, sarcasm, satire Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
irony — *wit, satire, sarcasm, humor, repartee … New Dictionary of Synonyms
irony — [n] sarcasm banter, burlesque, contempt, contrariness, criticism, derision, humor, incongruity, jibe, mockery, mordancy, paradox, quip, raillery, repartee, reproach, ridicule, sardonicism, satire, taunt, twist, wit; concepts 230,278 Ant.… … New thesaurus
irony — ► NOUN (pl. ironies) 1) the expression of meaning through the use of language which normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous effect. 2) a state of affairs that appears perversely contrary to what one expects. ORIGIN Greek eir neia… … English terms dictionary
Irony — Ironic redirects here. For the song, see Ironic (song). For other uses, see irony (disambiguation). A Stop sign ironically defaced with a beseechment not to deface stop signs Irony (from the Ancient Greek εἰρωνεία eirōneía, meaning dissimulation… … Wikipedia
irony — irony1 /uy reuh nee, uy euhr /, n., pl. ironies. 1. the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply, How nice! when I said I had to work all weekend. 2. Literature. a. a technique of… … Universalium
