irony


Meanings

  • witty language used to convey insults or scorn; --Jonathan Swift
    • "irony is wasted on the stupid"
  • incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs;
    • "the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated"
  • a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
  • IRONY n pl. -NIES the use of words to express the opposite of what is literally said


Scrabble Score: 8

irony is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

irony is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

irony is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 8

irony is a valid Words With Friends word