asteism
asteism · asteisms
Polite irony; a genteel and ingenious manner of deriding anotherPolite irony; a genteel and ingenious manner of deriding another.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Polite irony; a genteel and ingenious manner of deriding another.
Origin
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀστεῖος (asteîos, “of the town; urbane”), from ἄστυ (ástu, “Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀστεῖος (asteîos, “of the town; urbane”), from ἄστυ (ástu, “town”). Compare Greek αστεϊσμός (asteïsmós).
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Forms
plural: asteismsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedasteistic
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable