Irony word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "irony" word

[noun] incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs; "the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated"
[noun] witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"
[noun] a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs

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\I"ron*y\, a. [From {Iron}.] 1. Made or consisting of iron; partaking of iron; iron; as, irony chains; irony particles. [R.]
\I"ron*y\, n.[L. ironia, Gr. ? dissimulation, fr. ? a dissembler in speech, fr. ? to speak; perh. akin to E. word: cf. F. ironie.] 1. Dissimulation; ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist. 2. 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.

Synonyms for irony

caustic remark, sarcasm, satire

Related terms: agile wit, ambivalence, Atticism, biformity, black humor, complexity of meaning, cynicism, double entendre, duplicity, equivocacy, equivocalness, equivocation, esprit, farce, invective, multivocality, nimble wit, polarity, pretty wit, savor of wit, travesty, visual humor

The fun area, different aproach to word »irony«

Let's analyse "irony" as pure text. This string has Five letters in Three syllables and Two vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: YNORI. Average typing speed for these characters is 1295 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .. .-. --- -. -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: irony: 9 + 6 = 15, reduced: 6 (or 22 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: irony: 9 + 9 + 6 + 5 + 7 = 36, reduced: 9, and the final result is Nine.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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