1 October 2014
satire
[sat-ahyuh r]
noun
1. the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
2. a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule.
3. a literary genre comprising such compositions.
Origin
Latin
1500-1510; < Latin satira, variant of satura medley, perhaps feminine derivative of satur sated (see saturate )
Related forms
nonsatire, noun
Can be confused
burlesque, caricature, cartoon, parody, satire (see synonym study at burlesque; see synonym study at the current entry)
satire, satyr.
Synonyms
1. See irony1. 2, 3. burlesque, caricature, parody, travesty. Satire, lampoon refer to literary forms in which vices or follies are ridiculed. Satire, the general term, often emphasizes the weakness more than the weak person, and usually implies moral judgment and corrective purpose: Swift’s satire of human pettiness and bestiality.Lampoon refers to a form of satire, often political or personal, characterized by the malice or virulence of its attack: lampoons of the leading political figures.
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Examples from the web for satire
– Its impossible to watch any kind of western satire with her.
– Shows range from political satire to performance puppetry and admission is by donation.
– Parody would be a first cousin, a satire on an actual work of art.
Anagram
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Today’s aphorism
It’s beautiful to be alone. To be alone does not mean to be lonely. It means the mind is not influenced and contaminated by society.
– Jiddu Krishnamurti
On this day
1 October – International Day of Older Persons.
1 October – World Vegetarian Day.
1 October 1867 – ‘Das Kapital‘ by Karl Marx first published.
1 October 1869 – The world’s first postcards are issued in Vienna, Austria.
1 October 1893 – birth of Yip Man, Wing Chun Kung Fu grand-master. Immortalised in the movie, Ip Man. Died 2 December 1972.
1 October 1908 – the Model T Ford rolls out.
1 October 1918 – Damascus captured by Arab forces under the direction of Lawrence of Arabia (T.E. Lawrence) in World War I.
1 October 1942 – Little Golden Books commences publishing.
1 October 1957 – United States commences printing ‘In God We Trust’ on its paper currency.
1 October 1958 – Britain transfers Christmas Island to Australia.