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Definition of Monologue
1. Noun. Speech you make to yourself.
Generic synonyms: Language, Oral Communication, Speech, Speech Communication, Spoken Communication, Spoken Language, Voice Communication
Derivative terms: Monologuize, Soliloquize
2. Noun. A long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation).
Derivative terms: Monologuize
3. Noun. A (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor.
Definition of Monologue
1. n. A speech uttered by a person alone; soliloquy; also, talk or discourse in company, in the strain of a soliloquy; as, an account in monologue.
Definition of Monologue
1. Noun. (context: drama) A type of art that consist of soliloquy, a long speech by one person. ¹
2. Noun. (context: comedy) A long series of comic stories and jokes as an entertainment. ¹
3. Noun. A long, uninterrupted utterance that monopolizes a conversation. ¹
4. Verb. To deliver a monologue. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Monologue
1. [v -LOGUED, -LOGUING, -LOGUES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Monologue
Literary usage of Monologue
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Art of Playwriting: Being a Practical Treatise on the Elements of by Alfred Hennequin (1890)
"However, a few cautions regarding the use of the monologue, the " apart" and the
... The monologue. — In most modern plays, monologues are principally ..."
2. The Study of a Novel by Selden Lincoln Whitcomb (1905)
"Dialogue in a generic sense includes soliloquy, monologue, duologue, group
conversation (which may for brevity be called simply conversation), and concerted ..."
3. Dialects for Oral Interpretation by Gertrude Elizabeth Johnson (1922)
"SECTION V THE monologue AND ITS INTERPRETATION SINCE virtually all the selections in
... A variety of meanings are given the word "monologue": "A speech or ..."
4. The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses by Robert Louis Stevenson (1905)
"... a wild monologue on religion, death, and eternity, I would see a change pass
over his face, the stern features relaxing into a smile, the eyes softening ..."
5. Werner's Readings and RecitationsReaders and speakers (1896)
"monologue. Comedy. io min. Woman. Elderly maiden lady tells how niece and son of
... monologue. Comedy. i2 min. Woman. Deacon's wife tells how neighborhood ..."
6. The Essentials of Method: A Discussion of the Essential Form of Right by Charles De Garmo (1893)
"The monologue is important in imparting information, in the first stage ; and
the dialogue (catechetical, Socratic, developing method), in preparation for ..."
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