Irony vs. Coincidence

Ironynoun

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.

Ironynoun

Dramatic irony: a theatrical effect in which the meaning of a situation, or some incongruity in the plot, is understood by the audience, but not by the characters in the play.

Ironynoun

Ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist; Socratic irony.

Ironynoun

The state of two usually unrelated entities, parties, actions, etc. being related through a common connection in an uncommon way.

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Ironyadjective

Of or pertaining to the metal iron.

Ironyadjective

Made or consisting of iron; partaking of iron; iron; as, irony chains; irony particles; - In this sense iron is the more common term.

Ironyadjective

Resembling iron in taste, hardness, or other physical property.

Ironynoun

Dissimulation; ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist.

Ironynoun

A sort of humor, ridicule, or light sarcasm, which adopts a mode of speech the meaning of which is contrary to the literal sense of the words.

Ironynoun

witty language used to convey insults or scorn;

Ironynoun

incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs;

Ironynoun

a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs

Irony

Irony (from Ancient Greek εἰρωνεία eirōneía 'dissimulation, feigned ignorance'), in its broadest sense, is a rhetorical device, literary technique, or event in which what on the surface appears to be the case or to be expected differs radically from what is actually the case. Irony can be categorized into different types, including verbal irony, dramatic irony, and situational irony.

Coincidencenoun

Of objects, the property of being coincident; occurring at the same time or place.

Coincidencenoun

Of events, the appearance of a meaningful connection when there is none.

Coincidencenoun

(analysis) A coincidence point.

Coincidencenoun

(geometry) A fixed point of a correspondence; a point of a variety corresponding to itself under a correspondence.

Coincidencenoun

The condition of occupying the same place in space; as, the coincidence of circles, surfaces, etc.

Coincidencenoun

The condition or fact of happening at the same time; as, the coincidence of the deaths of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.

Coincidencenoun

Exact correspondence in nature, character, result, circumstances, etc.; concurrence; agreement.

Coincidencenoun

an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental

Coincidencenoun

the quality of occupying the same position or area in space;

Coincidencenoun

the temporal property of two things happening at the same time;

Coincidencenoun

a remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection

Coincidencenoun

the fact of corresponding in nature or in time of occurrence

Coincidencenoun

the presence of ionizing particles or other objects in two or more detectors simultaneously, or of two or more signals simultaneously in a circuit.

Coincidence

A coincidence is a remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances that have no apparent causal connection with one another. The perception of remarkable coincidences may lead to supernatural, occult, or paranormal claims.