Australian English Meaning of irony
irony
Other Australian English words related to irony
- absurdity
- Entertainment
- contradiction
- Dichotomy
- funny
- incongruity
- paradox
- enjoyment
- fun
- humour
- humour
- illogicality
- ludicrousness
- peculiarity
- ridiculousness
- spoof
- takeoff
- burlesque
- caricature
- Comedy
- funny
- comicality
- Banter
- Droll
- farce
- hilarity
- humorous
- jokiness
- lampoon
- laughableness
- parody
- Playfulness
- pleasure
- wealth
- satire
- Slapstick
- uproarious
- whimsicality
- wittiness
- wryness
Nearest Words of irony
Definitions and Meaning of irony in English
irony (n)
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
irony (a.)
Made or consisting of iron; partaking of iron; iron; as, irony chains; irony particles.
Resembling iron taste, hardness, or other physical property.
irony (n.)
Dissimulation; ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist.
A sort of humor, ridicule, or light sarcasm, which adopts a mode of speech the meaning of which is contrary to the literal sense of the words.
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irony
witty language used to convey insults or scorn, incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs, a trope that involves incongruity between w
absurdity,Entertainment,contradiction,Dichotomy,funny,incongruity,paradox,enjoyment,fun,humour
No antonyms found.
ironwort => Ironwort, ironworks => ironworks, ironworker => ironworker , ironwork => ironwork, ironwood tree => Ironwood tree,