irony

As nouns the difference between irony and crony

is that irony is a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context while crony is (informal) close friend.

As an adjective irony

is of or pertaining to the metal iron.

As nouns the difference between irony and oxymoron

is that irony is a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context while oxymoron is a figure of speech in which two words with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect.

As an adjective irony

is of or pertaining to the metal iron.

As adjectives the difference between flippant and irony

is that flippant is glib; speaking with ease and rapidity while irony is of or pertaining to the metal iron.

As a noun irony is

a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.

As nouns the difference between euphemism and irony

is that euphemism is fib for lieirony is a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.

As an adjective irony is

of or pertaining to the metal iron.

As a noun irony is

a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.

As an adjective irony is

of or pertaining to the metal iron.

As nouns the difference between heresy and irony

is that heresy is (religion) a doctrine held by a member of a religion at variance with established religious beliefs, especially dissension from roman catholic dogma while irony is a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.

As an adjective irony is

of or pertaining to the metal iron.

As nouns the difference between irony and humour

is that irony is a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context while humour is moist vapour, moisture.

As an adjective irony

is of or pertaining to the metal iron.

As a verb humour is

to pacify by indulging.

As nouns the difference between irony and cynicism

is that irony is a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context while cynicism is a distrustful attitude.

As an adjective irony

is of or pertaining to the metal iron.

As a proper noun Cynicism is

the philosophy of the Greek Cynics.

As nouns the difference between irony and cynism

is that irony is a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context while cynism is cynicism.

As an adjective irony

is of or pertaining to the metal iron.