ironie

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

ironie

appears under the spelling yronie. borrowed from Latin ironia, itself from ancient Greek ἔίρων ("who interrogates, and by extension who feigns ignorance") from the verb ἔρομαι ("to ask, to interrogate").

Definitions

Plural

ironies

Hyponyms

astéismecharientismechleuasmepersifflagediasirmemimèsesarcasme

Translations

  • germangerman:Ironie
  • englishenglish:irony
  • spanishspanish:ironía
  • greekgreek:ειρωνία
  • dutchdutch:ironie
  • polishpolish:ironia
  • portugueseportuguese:ironia
  • turkishturkish:istihza

See also

ironisme (cn.) ironique (adj.) ironiser (v.)