English Explanatory Dictionary

soliloquy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of a character speaking to themselves so as to reveal their thoughts to the audience.
  2. A speech or written discourse in this form.
verb
  1. To issue a soliloquy.

Pronunciation

səlĭlʹəkwē /səˈlɪləkwi/ en-us-soliloquy.ogg en-au-soliloquy.ogg

Word forms

soliloquy soliloquies soliloquying soliloquing soliloquied

Etymology

1595–1605; From Late Latin sōliloquium in the title of St. Augustine's Soliloquiorum libri duo ("Two Books of Soliloquies"), from sōlus (“only, sole”) + loquor (“to speak”).

Synonyms

monologue soliloquize

Antonyms

colloquy dialogue dialog

Related words

solo solitude locution apostrophe stage whisper

Derived words

soliloqual soliloquise soliloquist soliloquize
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