1595–1605; From Late Latin sōliloquium in the title of Augustine of Hippo Soliloquiorum libri duo ("Two Books of Soliloquies"), from sōlus ("only, sole") + loquor ("I speak"). Pronunciation Noun
soliloquy
- (drama) The act of a character speaking to themselves so as to reveal their thoughts to the audience.
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- At the end of the second act the main villain gave a soliloquy detailing his plans to attack the protagonist.
- (authorship) A speech or written discourse in this form.
- Synonyms: monologue
- Antonyms: colloquy, dialogue, dialog
- French: soliloque
- German: Selbstgespräch
- Portuguese: solilóquio
- Russian: моноло́г
- Spanish: soliloquio
- French: soliloque, monologue
- German: Selbstgespräch, Monolog
- Portuguese: solilóquio
- Russian: моноло́г
- Spanish: soliloquio
soliloquy (soliloquies, present participle soliloquying; past and past participle soliloquied)
- (very, rare) To issue a soliloquy.
- soliloquize (much more common)
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