Associations to the word «Irene»

Wiktionary

IRENE, proper noun. (Greek god) Eirene, the Greek goddess of peace, one of the Horae/Horæ; equivalent to the Roman goddess Pax.
IRENE, proper noun. (astronomy) Short for 14 Irene, a main belt asteroid.
IRENE, proper noun. A female given name, in regular use since the 19th century.
IRENE, noun. (chemistry) The hydrocarbon formed by dehydration of irone.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats