ironic (redirected from ironicalness)

i·ron·ic  (-rnk) also i·ron·i·cal (-rn-kl)

adj.

1. Characterized by or constituting irony.

2. Given to the use of irony. See Synonyms at sarcastic.

3. Poignantly contrary to what was expected or intended: madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker.

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i·roni·cal·ly adv.

i·roni·cal·ness n.

Usage Note: The words ironic, irony, and ironically are sometimes used of events and circumstances that might better be described as simply "coincidental" or "improbable," in that they suggest no particular lessons about human vanity or folly. Thus 78 percent of the Usage Panel rejects the use of ironically in the sentence In 1969 Susie moved from Ithaca to California where she met her husband-to-be, who, ironically, also came from upstate New York. Some Panelists noted that this particular usage might be acceptable if Susie had in fact moved to California in order to find a husband, in which case the story could be taken as exemplifying the folly of supposing that we can know what fate has in store for us. By contrast, 73 percent accepted the sentence Ironically, even as the government was fulminating against American policy, American jeans and videocassettes were the hottest items in the stalls of the market, where the incongruity can be seen as an example of human inconsistency.

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ironic [aɪˈrɒnɪk], ironical

adj

of, characterized by, or using irony

ironicalness  n

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ironic - Something is ironic if the result is the opposite of what was intended; an ironic event is an incongruous event, one at odds with what might have been expected.

See also related terms for odds.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	ironic - humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit" wry, dry, ironical humorous, humourous - full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein"
	2.	ironic - characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is; "madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker"; "it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely" ironical incongruous - lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness; "a plan incongruous with reason"; "incongruous behavior"; "a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation"

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ironic ironical

adjective

1. sarcastic, dry, sharp, acid, bitter, stinging, mocking, sneering, scoffing, wry, scathing, satirical, tongue-in-cheek, sardonic, caustic, double-edged, acerbic, trenchant, mordant, mordacious At the most solemn moments he would make an ironic remark.

2. paradoxical, absurd, contradictory, puzzling, baffling, ambiguous, inconsistent, confounding, enigmatic, illogical, incongruous It's ironic that the sort of people this film celebrates would never watch it.

Translations

ironic [aɪˈrɒnɪk] ADJ → irónico

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ironic [aɪˈrɒnɪk] adj

[remark] → ironique
to be ironic (= joke) [person] → faire de l'ironie
She could not tell if he was being ironic → Elle ne pouvait dire s'il faisait de l'ironie.

(= odd) → ironique
Does he not find it ironic that → Ne trouve-t-il pas ironique que ...
It seems ironic that it takes a recession to improve choice → Cela semble ironique qu'il faille une récession pour élargir le choix.
it is ironic that ... → l'ironie veut que ...
It is ironic that the people who complain most are the ones who do least → L'ironie veut que ce soit les gens qui se plaignent le plus qui en font le moins.

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ironic(al)

adj → ironisch; smile also → spöttisch; position → paradox; it’s really ironic → das ist wirklich witzig (inf); it’s really ironic that now he’s got a car he’s not allowed to drive → es ist doch paradox or wirklich witzig (inf), → dass er jetzt, wo er ein Auto hat, nicht fahren darf

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ironic [aɪˈrɒnɪk] ironical [aɪˈrɒnɪk/əl] adj → ironico/a
it's ironic that ... → è un'ironia (della sorte) che...

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ironic → تهكمى ironický ironisk ironisch ειρωνικός irónico ironinen ironique ironičan ironico 皮肉な 풍자적인 ironisch ironisk ironiczny irónico, irônico ироничный ironisk ที่ชอบเหน็บแนม alaycı mỉa mai 讽刺的