monologue

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

monoloog

alleenspraak

Synoniemen

soliloquy

monolog

talk

🗣️

speaking to oneself

talking to oneself

Vertalingen

monologo

monologue

Monolog

monólogo

monólogo

monòleg

Selbstgespräch

μονόλογος

soliloquio

monolog

soliloquio

Rede

tirade

monològ

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈmɒnəlɒɡ/

Etymologie (Engels)

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.