irony
Meaning of irony
noun
- the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
‘Don't go overboard with the gratitude,’ he rejoined with heavy irony
early 16th century (also denoting Socratic irony): via Latin from Greek eirōneia ‘simulated ignorance’, from eirōn ‘dissembler’.
adjective- of or like iron.
an irony grey colour
Information about irony
- The plural form of irony is: ironies.
- Languages in which irony is used:
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Hyphenation of irony
irony
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- irony is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
irony synonyms
Meaning sarcasm:
Meaning absence or lack of moisture or liquid:
Meaning the quality or state of being sharp:
Meaning sharpness and directness in speech:
Meaning a substance with particular chemical properties including turning litmus red, neutralizing alkalis, and dissolving some metals; typically, a corrosive or sour-tasting liquid of this kind:
Meaning sharpness of taste; lack of sweetness:
Meaning vigorousness or incisiveness in expression or style:
Meaning an inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest; scepticism:
Meaning teasing and contemptuous language or behaviour directed at a particular person or thing:
Meaning the subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behaviour:
Meaning contemptuous ridicule or mockery:
Meaning a feeling and expression of contempt or disdain for someone or something:
Meaning the action of smiling or speaking in a contemptuous or mocking manner:
irony antonyms
Meaning the absence of pretence, deceit, or hypocrisy:
Translation of irony
- German: eisern, Ironie
- French: ferré, ironie, ferreux
- Portuguese: ironia
- Spanish: ironía, causticidad, sarcasmo, ferroso
- Italian: ironia
Words that rhyme with irony
barony, crony, drony, saffrony, asynchrony, diachrony, dyssynchrony, geochrony, heterochrony, isochrony, synchrony, chevrony, monkeyrony
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