expressing irony
1Irony punctuation — This article is about punctuation marks used to indicate irony or sarcasm. For the mirrored question mark used in Arabic and other languages that use Arabic script, see Mirrored question mark. ؟ Irony punctuation …
2irony — , ironic Irony is a form of expression in which the real meaning is concealed or contradicted by the words or images used a meaning which either markedly contrasts or is entirely opposite to that which appears to be presented. It is a trope …
3irony — 1. noun /ˈaɪə.rən.i,ˈaɪ.rə.ni,ˈaɪ.ɚ.ni/ a) 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 …
4indeed — adv. & int. adv. 1 in truth; really (they are, indeed, a remarkable family). 2 expressing emphasis or intensification (I shall be very glad indeed; indeed it is). 3 admittedly (there are indeed exceptions). 4 in point of fact (if indeed such a… …
5ironical — a. Mocking, full of irony, expressing irony …
6mirthless — adjective (of a smile or laugh) lacking real amusement and typically expressing irony. Derivatives mirthlessly adverb mirthlessness noun …
7literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
8Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
9painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present. Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in …
10Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
