Russian Meaning of irony

ирония

Other Russian words related to ирония

Definitions and Meaning of irony in English

Wordnet

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

Webster

irony (a.)

Made or consisting of iron; partaking of iron; iron; as, irony chains; irony particles.

Resembling iron taste, hardness, or other physical property.

Webster

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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ирония

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

абсурдность,Развлечение,противоречие,Дихотомия,смешной,несоответствие,парадокс,наслаждение,веселье,юмор

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ironwort => Железо, ironworks => железный завод, ironworker => кузнец , ironwork => железные изделия, ironwood tree => Железное дерево,