How to Spell irony

irony

irony - noun

  • The use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
  • A usually humorous or sardonic literary style or form characterized by irony
  • An {a_link|ironic} expression or utterance
  • Incongruity between a situation developed in a drama and the accompanying words or actions that is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API

Etymology

Greek

Latin ironia, from Greek eirōnia, from eirōn dissembler

Word family

ironic, ironical