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irony
I. irony \ˈī(ə)rnē, ˈīənē, -ni\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English yrony, from yron, iren iron + -y — more at iron
1. : made or consisting of iron : containing or abounding in iron
< irony sands >
< irony chains >
2. : resembling iron in some quality (as taste or hardness)
< an irony flavor >
II. iro·ny \ˈīrənē, -ni sometimes ˈīərn-\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Latin ironia, from Greek eirōneia, from eirōn dissembler (perhaps from eirein to say) + -eia -y — more at word
1.
a. : feigned ignorance designed to confound or provoke an antagonist : dissimulation — compare socratic irony
b. : dramatic irony
2.
a. : humor, ridicule, or light sarcasm that adopts a mode of speech the intended implication of which is the opposite of the literal sense of the words (as when expressions of praise are used where blame is meant)
b. : this mode of expression as a literary style or form
< a gift for irony >
c. : an ironic utterance or expression
3. : a state of affairs or events that is the reverse of what was or was to be expected : a result opposite to and as if in mockery of the appropriate result
< the irony of fate >
Synonyms: see wit |