This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you how to specifically implement it in business. A well-spoken, intelligent agent inspires confidence with clients and colleagues alike.
This week’s closing word:
Pronounced: (eye-RON-ick)
Why have we included this word? Because it’s so often used incorrectly. Many people use this word to describe “a funny coincidence.” This is wrong. It actually describes a contrary outcome, one that you wouldn’t expect.
(So, despite what Alanis Morissette’s song “Ironic” says, “rain on your wedding day” is not ironic.)
Adjective:
characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is
Synonyms:
incongruous, ironical
Example:
“A home inspection revealed the pipes were in terrible shape, which was ironic because the seller was a plumber.”
