monologue

Signification (Anglais)

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

To deliver a monologue.

Concepts

monologue

soliloque

tirade

parler tout seul

Synonymes

soliloquy

monolog

talk

🗣️

speaking to oneself

talking to oneself

Traductions

monologo

Monolog

monólogo

monólogo

monoloog

monòleg

alleenspraak

Selbstgespräch

soliloquio

μονόλογος

monolog

soliloquio

Rede

مونولوج

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmɒnəlɒɡ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

First attested in c. 1550. Borrowed from Middle French monologue, modeled on dialogue, ultimately from Byzantine Greek μονόλογος (monólogos, “soliloquy, monologue”). By surface analysis, mono- + -logue.