ironism rare.
(ˈaɪərənɪz(ə)m)
[mod. f. Gr. εἴρων dissembler, user of irony + -ism.]
The practice of using irony.
| 1899 Speaker 15 Apr. 426/2 The ‘ironism’ which Mr. Davidson has borrowed from Renan has the rare distinction of satisfying neither reason nor emotion. |