English-Thai Dictionary

irony

N ถ้อยคำ แดกดัน  ถ้อยคำ เย้ยหยัน  ถ้อยคำ ถากถาง  sarcasm mockery satire toi-kam-deak-dan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

IRONY

a.[from iron. ] Made or consisting of iron; partaking of iron; as irony chains; irony particles. 1. Resembling iron; hard.

 

IRONY

[L. ironia; Gr. a dissembler in speech. ] A mode of speech expressing a sense contrary to that which the speaker intends to convey; as, Nero was a very virtuous prince; Pope Hildebrand was remarkable for his meekness and humility. when irony is uttered, the dissimulation is generally apparent from the manner of speaking, as by a smile or an arch look, or perhaps by an affected gravity of countenance. Irony in writing may also be detected by the manner of expression.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

IRONY

I "ron *y, a. Etym: [From Iron. ]

 

1. Made or consisting of iron; partaking of iron; iron; as, irony chains; irony particles. [R.] Woodward.

 

2. Resembling iron taste, hardness, or other physical property.

 

IRONY

I "ron *y, n.Etym: [L. ironia, Gr. 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

irony

i ro ny 1 |ˈīrənē, ˈiərnē ˈaɪrəni | ▶noun ( pl. ironies ) the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect: “Don't go overboard with the gratitude, ” he rejoined with heavy irony. • a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result: [ with clause ] : the irony is that I thought he could help me. • (also dramatic or tragic irony ) a literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character's words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character. ORIGIN early 16th cent. (also denoting Socratic irony ): via Latin from Greek eirōneia ‘simulated ignorance, ’ from eirōn ‘dissembler. ’

 

irony

i ro ny 2 |ˈīərnē ˈaɪrəni | ▶adjective of or like iron: an irony gray color.

 

Oxford Dictionary

irony

irony 1 |ˈʌɪrəni | ▶noun ( pl. ironies ) [ mass noun ] the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect: ‘Don't go overboard with the gratitude, ’ he rejoined with heavy irony. • a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often wryly amusing as a result: the irony is that I thought he could help me | [ count noun ] : one of life's little ironies. • (also dramatic or tragic irony ) a literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character's words or actions is clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character. ORIGIN early 16th cent. (also denoting Socratic irony ): via Latin from Greek eirōneia ‘simulated ignorance ’, from eirōn ‘dissembler ’.

 

irony

irony 2 |ˈʌɪəni | ▶adjective of or like iron: an irony grey colour.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

irony

irony noun 1 that note of irony in her voice: sarcasm, causticity, cynicism, mockery, satire, sardonicism. ANTONYMS sincerity. 2 the irony of the situation: paradox, incongruity, incongruousness. ANTONYMS logic.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

irony

irony noun 1 that note of irony in her voice: sarcasm, sardonicism, dryness, causticity, sharpness, acerbity, acid, bitterness, trenchancy, mordancy, cynicism; mockery, satire, ridicule, derision, scorn, sneering; wryness, backhandedness; Brit. informal sarkiness. ANTONYMS sincerity. 2 the irony of the situation hit her: paradox, paradoxical nature, incongruity, incongruousness, peculiarity. ANTONYMS logic.

 

Duden Dictionary

Ironym

Iro nym Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Iron y m |das Ironym; Genitiv: des Ironyms, Plural: die Ironyme griechisch-neulateinisch ironische Wendung als Deckname z. B.: Von einem sehr Klugen

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

irony

i ro ny /áɪ (ə )r (ə )ni /〖語源は 「知らないふりをすること 」〗名詞 複 -nies /-z /1 U 反語法 〘心の中とは反対の言葉を用いる表現 (法 )〙, 皮肉 ; 当てこすり ▸ in bitter irony 辛辣 （しんらつ ）な皮肉で ▸ Socratic irony ソクラテス的反語法 〘無知を装って相手の無知を暴露する方法 〙2 C (消防署の火事のような )皮肉な事態 [巡り合わせ ]▸ the irony of fate 運命の皮肉