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what does the expression "air of irony" mean?
not sure if it means anything, or if people like to use it to be pretentious.
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- ?Lv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
Your second guess is pretty much spot-on. To say that something has "an air of _____(something)" is just a fancy way to make a noun into an adjective: IE: "air of irony" = "ironic", "air of misfortune" = unfortunate.
This "air of ___" expression comes from the French language, where it's used commonly, usually to sound more poetic. IE: "Vous avez l'air d'un ange" = "You are like an angel. / You are angelic."
