irony
noun / adjective
Meaning
- nounThe quality of 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. An ironic statement.
- adjectiveOf or pertaining to the metal iron.
Example:
The food had an irony taste to it.
- nounA kind of metallic marble.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #759 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 76% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None