Ironie
dieNounirony
English translations
- 01
irony
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine Form der Äußerung, bei der das Gegenteil von dem gesagt wird, was gemeint ist.
- English meaning
- Irony
- Synonym
- Spott, Sarkasmus
- German example
- Seine Bemerkung war voller Ironie.
- English example
- His remark was full of irony.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Ironie
- Plural Form
- die Ironien
Related words
- Kappa
Kappa
- Satire
Satire
- Persiflage
Persiflage
- Spöttelei
Mockery
- Nebenton
undertone
- Zwischenton
Intermediate tone
- unironisch
unironically
- Antiphrasis
Antiphrasis is a rhetorical figure in which a word or statement is used figuratively to express the opposite of what is actually meant.
- Antiphrase
antiphrasis
Example sentences with “Ironie”
Das war purer Ironie. (That was pure irony.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the gender of Ironie?
It is a feminine noun (die Ironie).