| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Genteel irony; a polite and ingenious manner of deriding another.[Websters]. | |
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"ASTEISM" is a common misspelling or typo for: asterism. |
Date "ASTEISM" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ASTEISM
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Noun] In rhetoric, genteel irony; a polite and ingenious manner of deriding another.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Noun] Polite irony; a genteel and ingenious manner of deriding another. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
