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— English words —

• irony n. (Rhetoric) The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different…
• irony n. Dramatic irony: a theatrical effect in which the meaning of a situation, or some incongruity in the…
• irony n. Socratic irony: ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist.
• irony n. (Informal) Contradiction between circumstances and expectations; condition contrary to what might be expected.
• irony adj. Of or pertaining to the metal iron.

— English word, defined in French —

• irony n. Ironie.

— English word, defined in Spanish —

• irony s. Ironía.

— English word, defined in Portuguese —

• irony s. Ironia.

— English words, defined in Italian —

• irony s. Ironia.
• irony agg. Che riguarda il ferro.

51 English words from 5 English definitions

actually and antagonist between circumstances condition confounding context Contradiction contrary contrary␣to different Dramatic Dramatic␣irony effect expectations expected feigned for ignorance incongruity Informal iron irony may mean meaning metal might of␣a pertaining provoking purpose quality Rhetoric situation Socratic Socratic␣irony some something statement taken taken␣in that the theatrical The␣quality to␣the what when which

2 English words from 5 foreign definitions

Che Ironia

4 foreign words from 5 foreign definitions

ferro Ironía Ironie riguarda

4 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

ironym ironyms irony␣mark irony␣marks

2 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

cheironym cheironyms

4 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

postirony post-irony dramatic␣irony Socratic␣irony

6 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

IRO iron Iron ron Ron RON

6 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

nor NOR nor- Nor. nori Ori

4 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

briony ironym oryzin rosiny

19 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

inro inrō iron Iron Niro noir nori Nyro onry Orin Rino RINO Rion riyo roin Ryon yoni yorn yron

6 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

brony crony drony irone irons Irons

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

iron Iron

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