Associations to the word «Ironic»
Noun
- Critic
- Lip
- Romance
- Ideal
- Shrug
- Nod
- Absurdity
- Criticism
- Contradiction
- Discourse
- Boast
- Usage
- Emphasis
- Plato
- Garbage
- Brief
- Motif
- Parallel
- Ending
- Reviewer
- Heretic
- Poetry
- Interpretation
- Audience
- Expression
- Theme
- Mood
- Tinker
- Cartoon
- Lucky
- Marx
- Context
- Rhyme
- Outlook
- Silent
- Hint
- Cabaret
- Distortion
- Chorus
- Prostitute
- Accompaniment
- Tendency
- Fashion
- Commentator
- Acknowledgment
- Heller
- Certainty
- Morality
- Perspective
- Awareness
- Writing
- Triumph
- Communism
- Saul
- Dry
Adjective
Wiktionary
IRONIC, adjective. Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.
IRONIC, adjective. Given to the use of irony; sarcastic.
IRONIC COOL, noun. The status of a genre, or celebrity associated with a genre, that has gone out of fashion for long enough to have been adopted, usually by a younger audience, as fashionable again; to be ironic. The genre or celebrity adopted has to be at odds both with current fashions for that age group and attempting non-conformity.
IRONIC ERROR, noun. Used other than as an idiom: see ironic, error.
IRONIC ERROR, noun. A blunder that occurs as the result of a strenuous effort to avoid it, such as spilling a drink because one is concentrating on not doing so.
IRONIC ERRORS, noun. Plural of ironic error
Dictionary definition
IRONIC, adjective. Humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit".
IRONIC, adjective. Characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is; "madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker"; "it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely".
Wise words
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as
effective as a rightly timed pause.