ironic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.
Odd or coincidental; strange.
Acting in an unserious and teasing manner.
Done in an insincere and mocking manner; satirical.

Pronunciation

/aɪˈɹɒn.ɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-Ironic.wav /aɪˈɹɑ.nɪk/ en-us-ironic.ogg /ɑeˈɹɔn.ɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Jjamesryan-ironic.wav /aɪˈɹɒn.ək/ [ɑe̯ˈɹɔ̟n.ək]

Word forms

ironic more ironic most ironic ironick

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin īrōnicus, from Ancient Greek εἰρωνικός (eirōnikós). Compare Middle French, ironique, equivalent to irony + -ic.

Synonyms

ironical

Related words

dramatic irony Socratic irony

Derived words

ironical ironically ironic error ironic process theory nonironic postironic unironic

Translations

Afrikaans: ironies Belarusian: ірані́чны Bulgarian: ирони́чен Bulgarian: подиграва́телен Catalan: irònic Czech: ironický Danish: ironisk Dutch: ironisch Esperanto: ironia Finnish: ironinen French: ironique German: ironisch Greek: ειρωνικός Hebrew: אִירוֹנִי Irish: íorónta Italian: ironico Italian: sarcastico Japanese: 風刺的な Korean: 아이러니하다 Latin: ironicus Macedonian: ироничен Norwegian Bokmål: ironisk Occitan: ironic Polish: ironiczny Portuguese: irónico Portuguese: irônico Romanian: ironic Russian: ирони́ческий Russian: ирони́чный Serbo-Croatian: иро̀ничан Serbo-Croatian: iròničan Slovak: ironický Slovene: ironičen Spanish: irónico Swedish: ironisk Ukrainian: іроні́чний

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