soliloquy
NounUS[suh-lil-uh-kwee]/səˈlɪləkwi/4 syllables
Synonyms:
monologue
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- speech you make to yourselfSynonyms: monologueType of speech, speech communication
- a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflectionsType of actor's line, speech
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
So·lil′o·quy noun; pl. Soliloquies (#).
Origin: L. soliloquium; solus alone + loqui to speak. See Sole ly, and Loquacious.
1. The act of talking to one's self; a discourse made by one in solitude to one's self; monologue.
Lovers are always allowed the comfort of soliloquy.— The Spectator
2. A written composition, reciting what it is supposed a person says to himself.
The whole poem is a soliloquy.— Matthew Prior
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54