with+a+touch+of+irony

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• touch — touch1 [ tʌtʃ ] verb *** ▸ 1 put body part on someone/something ▸ 2 have no space between ▸ 3 affect emotions ▸ 4 change/influence someone/something ▸ 5 eat/drink something ▸ 6 use something ▸ 7 work on something ▸ 8 deal with someone/something ▸ …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• touch# — touch vb 1 Touch, feel, palpate, handle, paw can all mean to lay the hand or fingers or an equally sensitive part of the body upon so as to get or produce a sensation often in examination or exploration. Touch usually stresses the act which leads …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• irony — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, heavy ▪ She tried to ignore the heavy irony in his voice. ▪ gentle ▪ She congratulated him with gentle irony. ▪ bi …   Collocations dictionary

• irony */ — UK [ˈaɪrənɪ] / US noun Word forms irony : singular irony plural ironies 1) [uncountable] a form of humour in which you use words to express the opposite of what the words really mean You ve been so kind, she said, her voice heavy with irony. a… …   English dictionary

• touch — v. & n. v. 1 tr. come into or be in physical contact with (another thing) at one or more points. 2 tr. (often foll. by with) bring the hand etc. into contact with (touched her arm). 3 a intr. (of two things etc.) be in or come into contact with… …   Useful english dictionary

• irony — i|ro|ny [ aırəni ] noun * 1. ) uncount a form of humor in which you use words to express the opposite of what the words really mean: You ve been so kind, she said, her voice heavy with irony. a touch/trace/hint of irony: His writing contains a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• irony — i|ron|y [ˈaıərəni US ˈaırə ] n plural ironies [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: ironia, from Greek eironeia, from eiron person who lies ] 1.) [U and C] a situation that is unusual or amusing because something strange happens, or the opposite of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• (a) touch of something — a touch of something phrase a small amount of a quality ‘You seem really interested,’ he said with a touch of irony. add/​bring a touch of something: Winter flowers add a welcome touch of colour to the garden. Thesaurus: small amounts of a… …   Useful english dictionary

• a touch of something — a small amount of a quality You seem really interested, he said with a touch of irony. add/bring a touch of something: Winter flowers add a welcome touch of colour to the garden …   English dictionary

• 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

• Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity —   …   Wikipedia