Soliloquy

Etymology
1595–1605; From soliloquium: in the title of St. Augustine's Soliloquiorum libri duo < solus: + loquor:.

Noun

 * 1)  The act of a character speaking to himself so as to reveal his thoughts to the audience.
 * At the end of the second act the main villain gave a soliloquy detailing his plans to attack the protagonist.
 * 1) A speech or written discourse in this form.

Synonyms

 * monologue

Antonyms

 * colloquy, dialogue, dialog

Hypernyms

 * locution
 * oration

Derived terms

 * soliloquist
 * soliloquize

Related terms

 * solo, solitude
 * locution – see other terms on same loquor: root

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 獨白, 独白
 * French:
 * German:
 * Icelandic: ,


 * Japanese: 独り言,
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 獨白, 独白
 * French:, monologue
 * German:, Monolog


 * Icelandic:, ,
 * Japanese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:

Verb

 * 1)  To issue a soliloquy.

Synonyms

 * soliloquize

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