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irony1 n pl -nies 1. the humorous or mildly sarcastic use of words to imply the opposite of what they normally mean 2. an instance of this, used to draw attention to some incongruity or irrationality 3. incongruity between what is expected to be and what actually is, or a situation or result showing such incongruity 4. (Performing Arts / Theatre) See dramatic irony 5. (Philosophy) Philosophy See Socratic irony [from Latin ironia, from Greek eirōneia, from eirōn dissembler, from eirein to speak] irony2 adj
of, resembling, or containing iron ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
irony noun 1. sarcasm, mockery, ridicule, bitterness, scorn, satire, cynicism, derision, causticity, mordancy She examined his face for a hint of irony, but found none. 2. paradox, ambiguity, absurdity, incongruity, contrariness Opposition parties wasted no time in stressing the irony of the situation. Translations irony [ˈaɪərənɪ] N → ironía f the irony of fate → las ironías del destino life's little ironies → las(pequeñas)ironías de la vida the irony of it is that → lo irónico es que ... irony [ˈaɪərəni] n irony n → Ironie f no pl; the irony of the situation → das Ironische an der Situation; the irony of it is that … → das Ironische daran ist, dass …, die Ironie liegt darin, dass …; one of the great ironies of history → eine der ironischsten Fügungen der Geschichte; life’s ironies → die Ironie des Lebens; by some irony of fate, he … → durch eine ironische Wendung des Schicksals geschah es, dass er … irony [ˈaɪərənɪ] n → ironia the irony of it is that ... → l'ironia maggiore è che... it's one of life's ironies → è un'ironia della sorte or del destino irony [ˈaɪərənɪ] n → ironia the irony of it is that ... → l'ironia maggiore è che... it's one of life's ironies → è un'ironia della sorte or del destino n irony [ˈaiərəni] 1 a form of deliberate mockery in which one says the opposite of what is obviously true. ironie سُخْرِيَه، تَهَكُّم ирония ironie ironi die Ironie ειρωνεία ironía iroonia طعنه ironia ironie אִירוֹניָה व्याजोक्ति, व्यंग्य ironija irónia ironi írónía, háð, hæðni ironia 皮肉 반어(反語), 반어법 ironija ironija ironi ironie ironi ironia ironia ironie ирония irónia ironija ironija ironi ถ้อยคำแดกดัน alay, kinaye 諷刺 іронія تنز، چھپا ہوا طعنہ sự 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. ironie سُخْرِيَة الموقِف ирония ironie ironi die Ironie ειρωνεία ironía iroonia استهزاء؛ مسخرگی ironia ironie אִירוֹניָה अदृष्ठ विधान ironija irónia kelucuan kaldhæðni ironia 皮肉な結果 아이러니 ironija ironija ironi ironie (skjebnens) ironi ironia ironia ironie ирония irónia ironija ironija ironi ถ้อยคำเย้ยหยัน kaderin cilvesi, garip bir rastlantı 諷刺意含 іронія حالات کی ستم ظریفی sự trớ trêu 冷嘲 adj ironic(al) [aiˈronik(l)] ironies ساخِر подигравателен ironický ironisk ironisch ειρωνικός irónico irooniline طعنه آمیز ironinen ironique אִירוֹנִי व्यंग्तात्मकता ironičan ironikus ironis írónískur, kaldhæðinn ironico 皮肉な 반어(反語)의 ironiškas ironisks ironik ironisch ironisk ironiczny irónico ironic иронический ironický ironičen ironičan ironisk เชิงเยาะเย้ย alaycı, kinayeli 諷刺的 іронічний طنز آمیز mỉa mai 冷嘲的 adv iˈronically ironies بصورةٍ ساخِرَه подигравателно ironicky ironiskt ironisch ειρωνικά irónicamente irooniliselt بطور طعنه آمیز ironisesti ironiquement בְּאִירוֹניָה व्यंग्तात्मकता ironično ironikusan secara ironis kaldhæðnislega, írónískt ironicamente 皮肉に 반어적으로 ironiškai ironiski dengan ironi ironisch ironisk nok ironicznie ironicamente (în mod) ironic иронически ironicky ironično ironično ironiskt ถากถาง alaycı/kinayeli bir şekilde 諷刺地 іронічно طنزیہ một cách mỉa mai 冷嘲地 irony → سُخرية ironie ironi Ironie ειρωνεία ironía ironia ironie ironija ironia 皮肉 풍자 ironie ironi ironia ironia ирония ironi การประชด ince alay sự mỉa mai 讽刺 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But in the main it must be regarded as the ideal of Socrates, according to Plato's conception of him, appearing in the greatest and most public scene of his life, and in the height of his triumph, when he is weakest, and yet his mastery over mankind is greatest, and his habitual irony acquires a new meaning and a sort of tragic pathos in the face of death. It is part of the general irony of things that in life's crises a man's good qualities are often the ones that help him least, if indeed they do not actually turn treacherously and fight against him. Nowhere in Plato is there a deeper irony or a greater wealth of humor or imagery, or more dramatic power. |
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