Soliloquy Definition

sə-lĭlə-kwē

soliloquies

noun

soliloquies

Lines in a drama in which a character reveals his or her thoughts to the audience, but not to the other characters, by speaking as if to himself or herself.

Webster's New World

An act or instance of talking to oneself.

Webster's New World

A specific speech or piece of writing in this form.

American Heritage

(drama) 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.

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Synonyms:

verb

(very rare) To issue a soliloquy.

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Other Word Forms of Soliloquy

Noun

Singular:

soliloquy

Plural:

soliloquies

Origin of Soliloquy

1595-1605; From Late Latin sōliloquium in the title of St. Augustine's Soliloquiorum libri duo, from sōlus (“only, sole") + loquor (“I speak").

From Wiktionary
Late Latin sōliloquium Latin sōlus alone s(w)e- in Indo-European roots Latin loquī to speak tolkw- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition