different between scalding vs ironic

English

Etymology 1

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Adjective

scalding (not comparable)

1. (of a liquid) Hot enough to burn.

Verb

scalding

1. present participle of scald

Noun

scalding (plural scaldings)

1. An instance of scalding: a burn.

Etymology 2

From Old French escalin, from Middle Dutch schelling (“shilling”). Doublet of shilling.

Alternative forms

• stalling

Noun

scalding (plural scaldings)

1. (numismatics, historical) Synonym of escaline, (particularly) the form circulated by Stephen de Fulbourn in Ireland as a debased form of the sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I of England.

Synonyms

• See steeping

English

Alternative forms

• ironick (obsolete, rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French ironique, from Late Latin ?r?nicus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (eir?nikós).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /a????n.?k/
• Rhymes: -?n?k

Adjective

ironic (comparative more ironic, superlative most ironic)

1. Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.
   • 2014, Steven Pinker, The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century!, p.275

     It was ironic I forgot my textbook on human memory.

2. Given to the use of irony; sarcastic.
3. Contrary or opposite to what may be expected.

   It's ironic to have a blizzard in the middle of the summer.

4. (proscribed) Odd or coincidental; strange.

   It's ironic that we are eating a sandwich in Sandwich, Massachusetts.

Usage notes

Some writers complain about an overuse of the word ironic to extend to situations which are remarkable for reasons other than irony - perhaps just coincidental or merely odd.

Synonyms

• ironical

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• Irony on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Cirino, oniric

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ironique, from Late Latin ?r?nicus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (eir?nikós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [i?ro.nik]

Adjective

ironic m or n (feminine singular ironic?, masculine plural ironici, feminine and neuter plural ironice)

1. ironic

Declension

Related terms

• ironie