noun
A loanword from French 'ironie' or German 'Ironie', used in literary or academic contexts. The more common Japanese term for irony is 皮肉 (ひにく).
from French ironie · from German Ironie
See also: アイロニー
彼の小説にはイロニーが巧みに使われている。
Irony is skillfully used in his novel.