B2noun · irregular · countable / uncountable · rare

soliloquy

so·lil·o·quy

soliloquy · soliloquies

монолог, солилоквий

Selbstgespräch, Monolog

The act of a character speaking to themselves so as to reveal their thoughts to the…The act of a character speaking to themselves so as to reveal their thoughts to the audience.

/səˈlɪləkwi/

» He thinks he's giving a soliloquy.

Meaning

2 senses

(countable, uncountable)The act of a character speaking to themselves so as to reveal their thoughts to the audience.
At the end of the second act the main villain gave a soliloquy detailing his plans to attack the protagonist.
Selbstgespräch
моноло́гmonológ, солило́квийsolilókvij
(countable, uncountable)A speech or written discourse in this form.
Selbstgespräch, Monolog
моноло́гmonológ
speech you make to yourself

Examples

2 sentences

He thinks he's giving a soliloquy.
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By the end of the semester I expect you to have memorized Hamlet's soliloquy.
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

act of a character speaking to himself:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

act of a character speaking to himself:

speech or written discourse in this form:

Origin

1595–1605; From Late Latin sōliloquium in the title of St. Augustine's Soliloquiorum libri

1595–1605; From Late Latin sōliloquium in the title of St. Augustine's Soliloquiorum libri duo ("Two Books of Soliloquies"), from sōlus (“only, sole”) + loquor (“to speak”).

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