Definition/Meaning of irony

• English - Noun: irony (countable and uncountable, plural ironies) (countable, rhetoric, uncountable) The quality of 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 . 1835, L[arret] Langley, “[The Seven Tropes.] Irony.”, in A…
• English - Adjective: irony (comparative more irony, superlative most irony) Of or pertaining to the metal iron . The food had an irony taste to it. The scrap yard had bins marked for irony aluminum, such as aluminum engine blocks not wholly cleaned of bolts, studs, brackets, and so on.
• English - Etymology: Etymology 1. First attested in 1502. From Middle French ironie , from Old French, from Latin īrōnīa , from Ancient Greek εἰρωνεία (eirōneía, “irony, pretext”), from εἴρων (eírōn, “one who feigns ignorance”). Etymology 2. From Middle English hyrony , yreny , yrony, yrunny , equivalent to iron + -y .
• English - Pronunciation: (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈaɪə.ɹə.ni/ , /ˈaɪə.ni/ (Canada, US) IPA: /ˈaɪ.ɹə.ni/ , /ˈaɪ.ɚ.ni/ (Australia) IPA: /ˈɑɪ.ɹən.i/ (US) IPA: /ˈaɪ.ɚ.ni/
• English - Synonyms: ferric ferrous