English Explanatory Dictionary

monologue

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A long speech by one person in a play; sometimes a soliloquy; other times spoken to other characters.
  2. A long series of comic stories and jokes as an entertainment.
  3. A long, uninterrupted utterance that monopolizes a conversation.
verb
  1. To deliver a monologue.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɒnəlɒɡ/ /ˈmɑnəˌlɔɡ/ /ˈmɑnəˌlɑɡ/ /ˈmoːno(ː)ˌlɒɡ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-monologue.wav

Word forms

monologue monologues monolog monologuing monologued

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mender. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Byzantine Greek μονόλογος (monólogos)der. Middle French monologueder. ▲ Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English -logue English monologue First attested in c. 1550. Borrowed from Middle French monologue, modeled on dialogue, ultimately from Byzantine Greek μονόλογος (monólogos). By surface analysis, mono- + -logue.

Synonyms

soliloquy monologize

Derived words

internal monologue interior monologue monologic monological monologically monologual monologuist monologuize pianologue travelogue
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