irony

-1 n. முரண்நகைச்சுவை, வஞ்சப்புகழ்ச்சி, எதிர்ப்பொருள் கொள்ள வேண்டிய சொற்றொடர், கேலியாக மற்றொருவருடைய கருத்தை ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளும் பாவனை, கேலி விளையாட்டப்பண்பு, முரண்நகைத்திறம்.-2 a. இரும்புசார்ந்த, இரும்போன்ற, இரும்பாலான.

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I"ron*y, a. Etym: [From Iron.] 1. Made or consisting of iron; partaking of iron; iron; as, irony chains; irony particles. [R.] Woodward. 2. Resembling iron taste, hardness, or other physical property. I"ron*y, n.Etym: [L. ironia, Gr. word: cf. F. ironie.] 1. Dissimulation; ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist. 2. A sort of humor, ridicule, or light sarcasm, which adopts a mode of speech the meaning of which is contrary to the literal sense of the words. I"ron*y, a. Etym: [From Iron.] 1. Made or consisting of iron; partaking of iron; iron; as, irony chains; irony particles. [R.] Woodward. 2. Resembling iron taste, hardness, or other physical property. I"ron*y, n.Etym: [L. ironia, Gr. word: cf. F. ironie.] 1. Dissimulation; ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist. 2. A sort of humor, ridicule, or light sarcasm, which adopts a mode of speech the meaning of which is contrary to the literal sense of the words.