ironic

See also: irònic

English

Alternative forms

• ironick (obsolete, rare)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French ironique, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin ironicus

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /aɪˈɹɒn.ɪk/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -ɒnɪk

Adjective

ironic (comparative more ironic, superlative most ironic)

1. Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.

   It is ironic that Hitler's eugenic policies would have reduced racism against Jews in Europe because by stopping the mentally handicapped from reproducing Hitler's government was stopping the group most racists belong to from reproducing.

   • 2014, Steven Pinker, The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century!, p.275

     It was ironic I forgot my textbook on human memory.

2. Given to the use of irony; sarcastic.

Usage notes

Some writers complain about an overuse of the word ironic to extend to situations which are remarkable for reasons other than irony - perhaps just coincidental or merely odd.

Synonyms

• ironical

Derived terms

Derived terms

• dramatic irony
• ironically

• postironic
• Socratic irony

Translations

characterized by irony

• Catalan: irònic (ca)
• Czech: ironický (cs)
• Danish: ironisk
• Dutch: ironisch (nl)
• Esperanto: ironia (eo)
• Finnish: ironinen (fi)
• French: ironique (fr)
• German: ironisch (de)
• Greek: ειρωνικός (el) (eironikós)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: ironico (it)
• Japanese: 風刺ふうし的てきな (fūshi-teki na)
• Latin: ironicus
• Polish: ironiczny (pl)
• Portuguese: irónico (pt) (Portugal), irônico (pt) (Brazil)
• Romanian: ironic (ro)
• Russian: ирони́ческий (ru) (ironíčeskij), ирони́чный (ru) (ironíčnyj)
• Spanish: irónico (es)
• Swedish: ironisk (sv)

See also

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Anagrams

• Cirino, oniric

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Romanian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin ironicus through (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French ironique

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): [iˈro.nik]

Adjective

ironic m or n (feminine singular ironică, masculine plural ironici, feminine and neuter plural ironice)

1. ironic

Declension

Declension of ironic

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	ironic		ironică	ironici	ironice
	definite	ironicul		ironica	ironicii	ironicele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	ironic		ironice	ironici	ironice
	definite	ironicului		ironicei	ironicelor	ironicilor

Related terms

• ironie