Definition of soliloquy Soliloquy

/sʌlɪˈlʌkwi/ - [sulilukwee] - so•lil•o•quy

We found 10 definitions of soliloquy from 6 different sources.

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What does soliloquy mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: soliloquies

soliloquy - speech you make to yourself
  monologue
  oral communication, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication, language, speech the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"
soliloquy - a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections
  actor's line, words, speech words making up the dialogue of a play; "the actor forgot his speech"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • soliloquy (n.)
    The act of talking to one's self; a discourse made by one in solitude to one's self; monologue.
  • soliloquy (n.)
    A written composition, reciting what it is supposed a person says to himself.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • soliloquy
    A speech in a play in which a character tells his thoughts by talking aloud as if to himself.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • soliloquy
    sō-lil′ō-kwe, n. a talking when solitary or to one's self: a discourse of a person, not addressed to any one.—v.i. Solil′oquise, to speak to one's self or utter a soliloquy. [L. soliloquiumsolus, alone, loqui, to speak.]

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