Definizione monolingua

irony

irony (usually 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, notably as a form of humor.
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. (informal, proscribed)^[1][2] The quality or state of an event being both coincidental and contradictory in a humorous or poignant and extremely improbable way.

irony (comparative more irony, superlative most irony)

1. Of or pertaining to the metal iron.

   The food had an irony taste to it.

Definizione dizionario irony

ironia

Altri significati:

of or pertaining to iron

(informal, proscribed) The quality or state of an event being both coincidental and contradictory in a humorous or poignant and extremely improbable way.

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.

Ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist; Socratic irony.

statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally

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, notably as a form of humor.

quality or state of an event being both coincidental and contradictory

Of or pertaining to the metal iron.