irony

Other forms of irony

plural

ironies·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about irony

What does irony mean?

irony means "witty language used to convey insults or scorn". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in irony?

irony has 3 syllables: i-ro-ny. The stress falls on "i". In IPA it is /ˈaɪɹəni/.

What is another word for irony?

Close synonyms include sarcasm, satire, caustic remark. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is irony a common word?

irony is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.