irony (redirected from ironies)

i·ro·ny  (r-n, r-)

n. pl. i·ro·nies

1.

a. The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.

b. An expression or utterance marked by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning.

c. A literary style employing such contrasts for humorous or rhetorical effect. See Synonyms at wit¹.

2.

a. Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs: "Hyde noted the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated" Richard Kain.

b. An occurrence, result, or circumstance notable for such incongruity. See Usage Note at ironic.

3. Dramatic irony.

4. Socratic irony.

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[French ironie, from Old French, from Latin rna, from Greek eirneia, feigned ignorance, from eirn, dissembler, probably from eirein, to say; see wer-⁵ in Indo-European roots.]

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irony

Noun

pl -nies

1. the mildly sarcastic use of words to imply the opposite of what they normally mean

2. a situation or result that is the direct opposite of what was expected or intended [Greek eirōneia]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	irony - witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swift caustic remark, sarcasm, satire humor, wit, witticism, wittiness, humour - a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
	2.	irony - incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs; "the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated" incongruity, incongruousness - the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate Socratic irony - admission of your own ignorance and willingness to learn while exposing someone's inconsistencies by close questioning
	3.	irony - a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs antiphrasis - the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense (especially in irony) dramatic irony - (theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play figure of speech, trope, image, figure - language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense indeed - (used as an interjection) an expression of surprise or skepticism or irony etc.; "Wants to marry the butler? Indeed!"

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irony

noun 1. sarcasm, mockery, ridicule, bitterness, scorn, satire, cynicism, derision, causticity, mordancy

noun 2. paradox, ambiguity, absurdity, incongruity, contrariness

Translations

irony [ˈaɪrənɪ] n → ironía;

the irony of it is that ... → lo irónico del caso es que ...

irony [ˈaɪrənɪ] n → ironie f

irony [ˈaɪrənɪ] n → Ironie f;

the irony of it is that ... → das Ironische daran ist, dass ...

irony [ˈaɪrənɪ] n → ironia

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irony

n irony [ˈaiərəni]

1 a form of deliberate mockery in which one says the opposite of what is obviously true. ironieسُخْرِيَه، تَهَكُّمиронияironieironidie Ironieειρωνείαironíairooniaطعنهironiaironieאִירוֹניָהव्याजोक्ति, व्यंग्यironijairóniaironiírónía, háð, hæðniironia皮肉반어법ironijaironijaironiironieironiironiaironiaironieиронияiróniaironijaironijaironiถ้อยคำแดกดันalay, kinaye反話, 諷刺іроніяتنز، چھپا ہوا طعنہsự mỉa mai反话, 讽刺

2 seeming mockery in a situation, words etc The irony of the situation was that he stole the money which she had already planned to give him.ironieسُخْرِيَة الموقِفиронияironieironidie Ironieειρωνείαironíairooniaاستهزاء؛ مسخرگیironiaironieאִירוֹניָהअदृष्ठ विधानironijairóniakelucuankaldhæðniironia皮肉な結果아이러니, 기이한[] 결과ironijaironijaironiironie(skjebnens) ironiironiaironiaironieиронияiróniaironijaironijaironiถ้อยคำเย้ยหยันkaderin cilvesi, garip bir rastlantı冷嘲іроніяحالات کی ستم ظریفیsự trớ trêu冷嘲

adj ironic(al) [aiˈronik(l)]

ironiesساخِرподигравателенironickýironiskironischειρωνικόςirónicoiroonilineطعنه آمیزironinenironiqueאִירוֹנִיव्यंग्तात्मकताironičanironikusironisírónískur, kaldhæðinnironico皮肉な반어적인ironiškasironisksironikironischironiskironicznyirónicoironicироническийironickýironičenironičanironiskเชิงเยาะเย้ยalaycı, kinayeli冷嘲的іронічнийطنز آمیزmỉa mai冷嘲的

adv iˈronically

ironiesبصورةٍ ساخِرَهподигравателноironickyironisktironischειρωνικάirónicamenteirooniliseltبطور طعنه آمیزironisestiironiquementבְּאִירוֹניָהव्यंग्तात्मकताironičnoironikusansecara ironiskaldhæðnislega, írónísktironicamente皮肉に반어적으로ironiškaiironiskidengan ironiironischironisk nokironicznieironicamente(în mod) ironicироническиironickyironičnoironičnoironisktถากถางalaycı/kinayeli bir şekilde冷嘲地іронічноطنزیہmột cách mỉa mai冷嘲地