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Definition irony

Etymology 1

First attested in 1502. From Middle French ironie, from Old French, from Latin ?r?n?a, from Ancient Greek ???????? (eir?neía, “irony, pretext”), from ????? (eír?n, “one who feigns ignorance”).

Noun

irony (countable and uncountable, plural ironies)

  1. A statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.
  2. Dramatic irony: a theatrical effect in which the meaning of a situation, or some incongruity in the plot, is understood by the audience, but not by the characters in the play.
  3. Ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist; Socratic irony.
  4. The state of two usually unrelated entities, parties, actions, etc. being related through a common connection in an uncommon way.
  5. (informal) Contradiction between circumstances and expectations; condition contrary to what might be expected. [from the 1640s]

Etymology 2

iron +‎ -y

Adjective

irony (comparative more irony, superlative most irony)

  1. Of or pertaining to the metal iron.

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