Definition of Ironies

1. Noun. (plural of irony) ¹

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Definition of Ironies

1. irony [n] - See also: irony

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ironies

ironer
ironers
irones
ironfisted
ironhanded
ironheads
ironhearted
ironic
ironic cool
ironical
ironically
ironicalness
ironicalnesses
ironick
ironier
ironies (current term)
ironiest
ironing
ironing basket
ironing board
ironing boards
ironingroom
ironings
ironise
ironised
ironiser
ironises
ironish
ironising
ironism

Literary usage of Ironies

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Records Relating to the Early History of Boston by Boston (Mass.). Registry Dept (1898)
"Richard Hood of Boston & Priscilla Griffin of Charlestown May 23,1719 Peter Bolderson & Margaret (ironies of Boston forbid by ye John Hooton of Gt. ..."

2. The Works of ... Edmund Burke by Edmund Burke (1827)
"My Lords, consider to what ironies and insults this nation was exposed, and how necessary it was for us to originate that Bill, which your Lordships passed ..."

3. Records Relating to the Early History of Boston by Boston (Mass.). Registry Dept (1898)
"Richard Hood of Boston & Priscilla Griffin of Charlestown May 23,1719 Peter Bolderson & Margaret (ironies of Boston forbid by ye John Hooton of Gt. ..."

4. The Works of ... Edmund Burke by Edmund Burke (1827)
"My Lords, consider to what ironies and insults this nation was exposed, and how necessary it was for us to originate that Bill, which your Lordships passed ..."

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