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Learn the meaning, history, and usage of the word soliloquy, which means the act of talking to oneself or a dramatic speech that represents a series of unspoken thoughts. The plural of soliloquy is soliloquies.
soliloquy. noun [ C ] literature specialized uk / səˈlɪl.ə.kwi / us / səˈlɪl.ə.kwi / plural soliloquies. Add to word list Add to word list. a speech in a play that the character speaks to himself or herself or to the people watching rather than to the other characters: Hamlet's soliloquy starts "To be or not to be".
plural of soliloquy specialized (Definition of soliloquies from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of soliloquies
Sep 22, 2024 · soliloquy (countable and uncountable, plural soliloquies) The act of a character speaking to themselves so as to reveal their thoughts to the audience. Coordinate term: aside
noun. /səˈlɪləkwi/ [countable, uncountable] (plural soliloquies) a speech in a play in which a character, who is alone on the stage, speaks his or her thoughts; the act of speaking thoughts in this way. Hamlet’s famous soliloquy, ‘To be or not to be…’. the playwright’s use of soliloquy. compare monologue. Wordfinder. Topics Film and theatre c2.
noun. , plural so·lil·o·quies. an utterance or discourse spoken to oneself, without regard for whether any other hearers are present (often used as a device in drama to disclose a character's innermost thoughts): Hamlet's soliloquy begins with “To be or not to be.”.
A soliloquy (/ s ə ˈ l ɪ l. ə. k w i, s oʊ ˈ l ɪ l. oʊ-/, from Latin solo "to oneself" + loquor "I talk", [1] plural soliloquies) is a monologue addressed to oneself, thoughts spoken out loud without addressing another character.
