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1.NounThe 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.
An ironic statement.
2.NounAn ironic statement.
3.NounDramatic irony: a theatrical effect in which the meaning of a situation, or some incongruity in the plot, is understood by the audience, but not by the characters in the play.
4.NounSocratic irony: ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist.
5.NounContradiction between circumstances and expectations; condition contrary to what might be expected. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
6.AdjectiveOf 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."
7.NounA kind of metallic marble.