monologue

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

soliloquy

monolog

talk

🗣️

speaking to oneself

talking to oneself

Translations

monologo

monologue

Monolog

monólogo

monólogo

monoloog

monòleg

alleenspraak

Selbstgespräch

μονόλογος

soliloquio

monolog

soliloquio

Rede

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɒnəlɒɡ/

Etymology

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.