SOLILOQUY

soliloquy

(noun) a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections

soliloquy, monologue

(noun) speech you make to yourself

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

soliloquy (countable and uncountable, plural soliloquies)

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

Coordinate term: aside

(authorship) A speech or written discourse in this form.

Synonym: monologue

Antonyms: colloquy, dialogue, dialog

Usage notes

Primarily used of theater, particularly the works of William Shakespeare, as a term of art, particularly for finely-crafted speeches. An archetype is the “To be, or not to be” soliloquy in Hamlet. In informal speech or discussions of popular culture, the term monologue is used instead. However, the terms are not precisely synonymous; a monologue is held in the presence and directed towards other characters on the stage, whereas a soliloquy does not acknowledge the presence of any other stage characters if present, and is directed to the audience.

Hypernyms

• locution

• oration

Verb

soliloquy (third-person singular simple present soliloquies, present participle soliloquing or soliloquying, simple past and past participle soliloquied)

(very, rare) To issue a soliloquy.

Synonyms

• soliloquize (much more common)

Source: Wiktionary

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So*lil"o*quy, n.; pl. Soliloquies. Etym: [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. Spectator.

2. A written composition, reciting what it is supposed a person says to himself. The whole poem is a soliloquy. Prior.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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