Definition of SOLILOQUY

soliloquy

Meanings

Plural: soliloquies

Noun

  • speech you make to yourself
  • a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections
  • The act of a character speaking to themselves so as to reveal their thoughts to the audience.
  • A speech or written discourse in this form.

Verb

  • To issue a soliloquy.

Origin / Etymology

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

Antonyms

colloquy, dialog, dialogue

Scrabble Score: 21

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Words With Friends Score: 23

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