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irony

Letters that make irony

o, n, r, i, y are letters that make 'irony'

Words within irony

Ron, IR, Ro, on, iron, NY, Ir are words within 'irony'

irony is a 5 letter word starting with i
irony is a 5 letter word ending with y

3 possible definitions for 'irony'

Irony as "witty language used to convey insults or scorn"

Under this definition, irony is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

sarcasm, satire, caustic remark have the same meaning as 'irony'

irony as a type

'irony' can be a type of humor, humour, wit, witticism, wittiness.

Attributes of irony

sarcastic, unsarcastic are attributes of 'irony'.

Derivatives of irony

dry, satirical, satirist, ironist, ridiculer, satirise, satirize, ironic, ironical, wry, sarcastic, satiric, lampoon are derivatives of 'irony'.

Example of irony used within this context

"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

Irony as "incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs"

Under this definition, irony is a noun and has the following properties:

irony as a type

'irony' can be a type of incongruousness, incongruity.

Types of irony

Socratic irony is a type of irony.

Derivatives of irony

ironic, ironical are derivatives of 'irony'.

Example of irony used within this context

"the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated"

Irony as "a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs"

Under this definition, irony is a noun and has the following properties:

irony as a type

'irony' can be a type of figure, image, trope, figure of speech.

Types of irony

dramatic irony is a type of irony.

Parts of irony

antiphrasis is a part of irony.

Uses of irony

pretty, deserving, worth(p), indeed are useages of 'irony'.

Derivatives of irony

ironic, ironical are derivatives of 'irony'.