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I think fiction lends itself to messiness rather than the ideal, and plays well with the ironies surrounding what happens versus what should happen.
Colm Toibin

Meaning of "ironies" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IRONIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IRONIES

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Ironies is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES IRONIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Irony

Irony (from Ancient Greek εἰρωνεία (eirōneía), meaning "dissimulation, feigned ignorance"), in its broadest sense, is a rhetorical device, literary technique, or event characterized by an incongruity, or contrast, between what the expectations of a situation are and what is really the case, with a third element, that defines that what is really the case is ironic because of the situation that led to it. Irony may be divided into categories such as: verbal, dramatic, and situational. Verbal, dramatic, and situational irony are often used for emphasis in the assertion of a truth. The ironic form of simile, used in sarcasm, and some forms of litotes can emphasize one's meaning by the deliberate use of language which states the opposite of the truth, denies the contrary of the truth, or drastically and obviously understates a factual connection. Other forms, as identified by historian Connop Thirlwall, include dialectic and practical irony.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IRONIES

ironclad
irone
ironer
ironfisted
ironhanded
ironhearted
ironic
ironical
ironically
ironicalness
ironing
ironing board
ironise
ironist
ironize
ironless
ironlike
ironman
ironmaster
ironmonger

WORDS THAT END LIKE IRONIES

agonies
balconies
baronies
boonies
ceremonies
Colonies
companies
cronies
ebonies
felonies
harmonies
loonies
master of ceremonies
monies
peonies
phonies
polyphonies
ponies
symphonies
testimonies
the Colonies

Synonyms and antonyms of ironies in the English dictionary of synonyms

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SYNONYMS OF «IRONIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «ironies» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of ironies

Translation of «ironies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IRONIES

Find out the translation of ironies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ironies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ironies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

讽刺
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ironías
570 millions of speakers

English

ironies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विडंबनाओं
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المفارقات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ирония
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ironias
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ironies
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ironies
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ironi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ironien
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

皮肉
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아이러니
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ironi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trớ trêu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வஞ்சப்புகழ்ச்சிகளில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लोखंडी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ironiler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ironie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ironia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

іронія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ironii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ειρωνείες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ironies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ironies
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ironier
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ironies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IRONIES»

The term «ironies» is regularly used and occupies the 90.609 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IRONIES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ironies

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9 QUOTES WITH «IRONIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ironies.
1
Tallulah Bankhead
It's one of the tragic ironies of the theatre that only one man in it can count on steady work - the night watchman.
2
Sylvia Fraser
It is one of the ironies of my life and in many lives that whenever you are the happiest, all of this stuff from the past will come pushing up and demand to be noticed.
3
Vance Havner
It is one of the ironies of the ministry that the very man who works in God's name is often hardest put to find time for God. The parents of Jesus lost Him at church, and they were not the last ones to lose Him there.
4
Sarah Lacy
One of the great ironies of the social media era is that some of the least social people in the world created it.
5
William Thomas Green Morton
That so unlikely an outcome should accrue to a man possessed of such limited talent and so many flaws, and one lacking in a sense of ethics and decency was one of the bitter ironies of history.
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Mary Roach
One of the maddening ironies of writing books is that it leaves so little time for reading others'. My bedside is piled with books, but it's duty reading: books for book research, books for review. The ones I pine for are off on a shelf downstairs.
7
Kim Stanley Robinson
That's one of the ironies of our time: Right when we're on the edge of serious improvements in health care, we're also cooking the planet.
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Serj Tankian
Life is that perfect fine line between ironies.
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Colm Toibin
I think fiction lends itself to messiness rather than the ideal, and plays well with the ironies surrounding what happens versus what should happen.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IRONIES»

Discover the use of ironies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ironies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ironies of Imprisonment
Written by a scholar who has dedicated his work to uncovering the hidden ironies of formal crime policy, this is a collection of essays of depth and significance' - Todd R Clear, Distinguished Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice ...
Michael Welch, 2005
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The Ironies of Affirmative Action: Politics, Culture, and ...
Describes the origins of affirmative action in the conditions of the late 1960s and early 1970s, explains how it seemed to produce results when "color-blind" policies--which often allowed other inequalities--did not, and discusses its ...
John David Skrentny, 1996
3
Gender Ironies of Nationalism: Sexing the Nation
This book provides a unique social science reading on the construction of nation, gender and sexuality and on the interactions between them.
Tamar Mayer, 2012
4
Better Safe Than Sorry: The Ironies of Living with the Bomb
Our worst fears still could be realized at any time, but Michael Krepon argues that the United States has never possessed more tools and capacity to reduce nuclear dangers than it does today - from containment and deterrence to diplomacy, ...
Michael Krepon, 2009
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Intimate Ironies: Modernity and the Making of Middle-Class ...
Here, Owensby breaks new ground by investigating its rise in Brazil. . . . An indispensable book."--Foreign Affairs "Owensby uses a fascinating array of sources to present his well-told tale. . .
Brian P. Owensby, 2001
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Ironies
"IRONIES" is a collection of three stories, which although placed in different contexts, nevertheless address the same basic theme: The struggle of humanity for asserting its place in society according with ethical principles of conduct.
Miguel Ochoa, 2007
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Ironies of Faith: The Laughter at the Heart of Christian ...
Readers who treasure the Christian literary tradition should not miss this illuminating book.
Anthony Esolen, 2014
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More Work for Mother: The Ironies of Household Technology ...
Shows how new, supposedly time-saving inventions have both increased the workload and improved the standard of living This book has a dual focus.
Ruth Schwartz Cowan, 1983
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The Ironies of Citizenship: Naturalization and Integration ...
The text makes these theoretical claims believable by using the most extensive data set to date on naturalization rates that include jus soli births.
Thomas Janoski, 2010
10
Best Little Ironies, Oddities, and Mysteries of the Civil War
Collects 114 stories showing the twists and turns of fate that occured in the time surrounding the Civil War, including the question of who fired the first shot and the tale of Union color-bearer Kady Brownell.
C. Brian Kelly, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IRONIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ironies is used in the context of the following news items.
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No, Sunspots Will Not Cause A New Ice Age - Forbes
I don't know the politics of Zharkova and colleagues, but as my colleague John Timmer points out, “One of the ironies here is that the 'climate ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
2
Planned Parenthood Segment on The Catholic Five… - Patheos
Wrapping my segment up, I'll discuss some glaring ironies, the first most obvious one being that Planned Parenthood has long fought hard ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
3
Tig Notaro on Tig and Why She Wants to Be a Mom -- Vulture
There are several moments in the film when we see you acknowledge and even laugh at some incredibly dark and personal ironies, like when ... «Vulture, Jul 15»
4
If you build it, they will come for their cut: Birth of a Bridge, by Maylis …
It is sharp, original, funny and shocking, merciless in its multiple ironies. JG Ballard would have applauded it; Don DeLillo would smile wryly. «Irish Times, Jul 15»
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Sir John Hurt is 'extremely optimistic'
"I am continuing to focus on my professional commitments and will shortly be recording Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell (one of life's small ironies!) ... «The Flamborough Review, Jul 15»
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Ebooks: Short fiction treats that are perfect for travelling
... the ironies of cultural tourism. Commissioned for the Penguin Specials series, it comes across as a cynical move by both publisher and writer, ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
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What's 'progressive' about progressives? - Orange County Register
One of the many ironies is that ideologues who advance schemes without paying attention to inevitable consequences make life worse, not ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»
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A family forgives drunk driver who killed Miami man walking to AA …
The case was steeped in ironies. His sister Angelica Green-Johnson works as a nurse's aide at Jackson Memorial Hospital and had to walk ... «Miami Herald, Jul 15»
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The internet is not a single entity - it's a whole new way of living
One of the many rich ironies of 4D life is that its merciless dissolution of spatial and temporal boundaries intensifies our nostalgia for a ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
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The Undercover Abolitionist - WSJ
Another of the ironies of Bunch's career is that the steadfast abolitionist, the man who rained contumely on white Southerners, was, at best, ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

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