"unironic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: un- + ironic Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|ironic}} un- + ironic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} unironic (not comparable)
  1. Not ironic; free of irony. Sincere or genuine. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: un-ironic Translations (Not ironic): неирони́чен (neironíčen) (Bulgarian), totinen (Finnish), tosissaan (english: serious) (Finnish), epäironinen (Finnish), unironisch (German), neironic (Romanian), неирони́чный (neironíčnyj) (Russian)

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