subtle irony

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• subtle — subtleness, n. subtly, adv. /sut l/, adj., subtler, subtlest. 1. thin, tenuous, or rarefied, as a fluid or an odor. 2. fine or delicate in meaning or intent; difficult to perceive or understand: subtle irony. 3. delicate or faint and mysterious:… …   Universalium

• subtle — /ˈsʌtl / (say sutl) adjective 1. thin, tenuous, or rarefied, as a fluid, scent, etc. 2. fine or delicate, often when likely to elude perception or understanding: subtle irony. 3. delicate or faint and mysterious: a subtle smile. 4. requiring… …  

• subtle — sub•tle [[t]ˈsʌt l[/t]] adj. tler, tlest 1) thin, tenuous, or rarefied, as a fluid or an odor 2) fine or delicate in meaning or intent; difficult to perceive or understand: subtle irony[/ex] 3) delicate or faint and mysterious: a subtle… …   From formal English to slang

• Irony — Ironic redirects here. For the song, see Ironic (song). For other uses, see irony (disambiguation). A Stop sign ironically defaced with a beseechment not to deface stop signs Irony (from the Ancient Greek εἰρωνεία eirōneía, meaning dissimulation… …   Wikipedia

• irony — [[t]a͟ɪrəni[/t]] ironies 1) N UNCOUNT Irony is a subtle form of humour which involves saying things that you do not mean. They find only irony in the narrator s concern... Sinclair examined the closed, clever face for any hint of irony, but found …   English dictionary

• IRONY —    is a subtle figure of speech in which, while one thing is said, some indication serves to show that quite the opposite is meant; thus apparent praise becomes severe condemnation or ridicule; practical irony is evinced in ostensibly furthering… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• irony — Synonyms and related words: Atticism, Janus, agile wit, ambiguity, ambiguousness, ambivalence, amphibology, antinomy, biformity, bifurcation, black humor, burlesque, caricature, causticity, comedy, complexity of meaning, conjugation, cynicism,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• literature — /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.… …   Universalium

• Mircea Nedelciu — Born November 12, 1950(1950 11 12) Fundulea Died July 12, 1999(1999 07 12) (aged 48) Bucharest Occupation novelist, short story writer, journalist, librarian …   Wikipedia

• Satire — This article is about the genre. For the mythological creature, see satyr. Satires redirects here. For other uses, see Satires (disambiguation). 1867 edition of Punch, a ground breaking British magazine of popular humour, including a great deal… …   Wikipedia

• Danish literature — Introduction       the body of writings produced in the Danish and Latin languages.       During Denmark s long union with Norway (1380–1814), the Danish language became the official language and the most widely used literary medium in the… …   Universalium