English
Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�nɪk|-�nɪk
Adjective
en-adj|more
- Both coincidental and contradictory in a humorous or poignant and extremely improbable way.
#: Examples
#:* It is ironic that Einstein, who was such a revolutionary young man, was reduced to irrational denial of quantum mechanics in his later years.
#:* It is ironic that Bruce Campbell cut his hand off with a chainsaw when it was possessed by a demon, and then replaced his hand with the same chainsaw, becoming a demon-fighting machine. (based on the Evil Dead film series.)
Translations
trans-top|coincidental and contradictory in a humorous or extremely improbable way
Catalan: t|ca|irònic
German: t+|de|ironisch
Finnish: t-|fi|ironinen
French: t+|fr|ironique
Italian: t+|it|ironico
trans-mid
Latin: t|la|ironicus
Romanian: t-|ro|ironic
Spanish: t|es|irónico
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Related terms
irony
ironically
dramatic irony
Socratic irony
Romanian
Etymology
From L.|ro ironicus through F.|ro ironique
Pronunciation
IPA|[i'ro.nik]|lang=ro
Adjective
ro-adj|4
- #English|ironic
Declension
ro-adj-4|ironic
Related terms
ironie
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io:ironic
id:ironic
ja:ironic
pl:ironic
ru:ironic
vi:ironic
tr:ironic
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