Soliloquy

  • 21soliloquy —  , soliloquies …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 22soliloquy — talking or conversing with oneself; dramatic production of this nature Styles of Speech …

    Phrontistery dictionary

  • 23soliloquy — so lil·o·quy || sÉ™ lɪlÉ™kwɪ n. act of speaking to oneself; dramatic or literary form in which the character speaks to himself or to the audience; speech made by one who is by himself, monologue …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 24soliloquy — [sə lɪləkwi] noun (plural soliloquies) an act of speaking one s thoughts aloud when alone or regardless of hearers, especially by a character in a play. Derivatives soliloquist noun soliloquize or soliloquise verb Origin ME: from late L.… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 25soliloquy — n. Monologue …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 26soliloquy — noun (C, U) a speech in a play in which a character talks to himself or herself so that the audience knows their thoughts compare monologue soliloquize / kwaIz/ verb (I) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27soliloquy — so·lil·o·quy …

    English syllables

  • 28soliloquy — so•lil•o•quy [[t]səˈlɪl ə kwi[/t]] n. pl. quies 1) lit. a speech in a drama in which a character, alone or as if alone, discloses innermost thoughts 2) the act of talking while or as if alone • Etymology: 1595–1605; < LL sōliloquium= L sōl(us) …

    From formal English to slang

  • 29soliloquy — /səˈlɪləkwi / (say suh liluhkwee) noun (plural soliloquies) 1. the act of talking when alone or as if alone. 2. an utterance or discourse by someone who is talking to himself or herself, while alone or as if alone. {Late Latin sōliloquium} …

  • 30soliloquy —   a dramatic monologue delivered by a single actor with no one else onstage; sometimes expressed as a thinking aloud dialogue of inner reflections; delivered by a character to him or herself, or directly to the audience; contrast to an aside.… …

    Glossary of cinematic terms