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- Dictionarymon·o·logue/ˈmänəˌlôɡ/
noun
- 1. a long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program: "he was reciting some of the great monologues of Shakespeare"
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1. a. : soliloquy sense 2. the monologue at the beginning of the scene. b. : a dramatic sketch performed by one actor. c. : the routine of a stand-up comic. The comedian's monologue about his family was hilarious. 2. : a literary composition written in the form of a soliloquy. Her poems were monologues about unrequited love. 3.
Definition of Monologue. Monologue is a literary device featuring a “speech” made by a single character in a work of literature or dramatic work (for theater or film). Monologues allow a character to address other characters present in the scene and/or the reader/ audience. Monologue originates from the Greek roots for “ alone ” and ...
a long speech by one person, esp. in a play, movie, or television show. (Definition of monologue from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
A monologue is a speech given by a single character in a story. In drama, it is the vocalization of a character’s thoughts; in literature, the verbalization. It is traditionally a device used in theater—a speech to be given on stage—but nowadays, its use extends to film and television.
noun. a form of dramatic entertainment, comedic solo, or the like by a single speaker: a comedian's monologue. a prolonged talk or discourse by a single speaker, especially one dominating or monopolizing a conversation. any composition, as a poem, in which a single person speaks alone.
A monologue is a speech delivered by one person, or a long one-sided conversation that makes you want to pull your hair out from boredom. The Greek root word monologos translates to “speaking alone,” and that’s a monologue: one person doing all the talking.
noun. /ˈmɒnəlɒɡ/ /ˈmɑːnəlɔːɡ/ ( US English also monolog) [countable] a long speech by one person during a conversation that stops other people from speaking or expressing an opinion. He went into a long monologue about life in America. She launched into a long monologue about how wonderful the company was. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
If you refer to a long speech by one person during a conversation as a monologue, you mean it prevents other people from talking or expressing their opinions. Morris ignored the question and continued his monologue.
MONOLOGUE definition: a long speech by one person, often in a performance. Learn more.
MONOLOGUE meaning: 1 : a long speech given by a character in a story, movie, play, etc., or by a performer (such as a comedian); 2 : a long speech made by one person that prevents anyone else from talking
