Definitions for: Soliloquy


[n] a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections
[n] speech you make to yourself



Webster (1913) Definition: So*lil"o*quy, n.; pl. Soliloquies. [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.

Synonyms: monologue

See Also: actor's line, language, oral communication, speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication, words

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