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irony vs image

image vs irony

irony and image both are nouns.

irony is not a verb while image is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
irony Yes No No No
image Yes No Yes No
As nouns, image is a hypernym of irony; that is, image is a word with a broader meaning than irony:
  • irony: a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
  • image: language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
Other hypernyms of irony include figure, figure of speech, trope.
irony (noun) image (noun)
incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
witty language used to convey insults or scorn (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world
the general impression that something (a person or organization or product) presents to the public
an iconic mental representation
a standard or typical example
language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
(mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined
someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
irony (verb) image (verb)
imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
render visible, as by means of MRI
Difference between irony and image

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