English-Thai Dictionary

monologue

N บทพูด คนเดียว  monolog soliloquy talk bod-phud-kon-diao

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MONOLOGUE

n.mon'olog. [Gr. sole, and speech. ] 1. A soliloquy; a speech uttered by a person alone.
2. A poem, song or scene composed for a single performer.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MONOLOGUE

Mon "o *logue, n. Etym: [F. monologue, Gr. Legend. ]

 

1. 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. Dryden.

 

2. A dramatic composition for a single performer.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

monologue

mon o logue |ˈmänlˌôg, -ˌäg ˈmɑnəlˌɔɡ ˈmɑnəlˌɑɡ | ▶noun a long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program. • a long and typically tedious speech by one person during a conversation: Fred carried on with his monologue as if I hadn't spoken. DERIVATIVES mon o log ic |ˌmänlˈäjik |adjective, mon o log i cal |ˌmänlˈäjikəl |adjective, mon o log ist |məˈnäləjist |(also -loguist ) noun, mon o log ize |məˈnäləˌjīz |verb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, from Greek monologos ‘speaking alone. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

monologue

mono |logue |ˈmɒn (ə )lɒg | ▶noun a long speech by one actor in a play or film, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast programme. • a long, tedious speech by one person during a conversation: Fred carried on with his monologue as if I hadn't spoken. DERIVATIVES monologic |-ˈlɒdʒɪk |adjective, monological |-ˈlɒdʒɪk (ə )l |adjective, monologist |məˈnɒlədʒɪst |(also monologuist |-gɪst |) noun, monologize |məˈnɒlədʒʌɪz |(also monologise ) verb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, from Greek monologos ‘speaking alone ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

monologue

monologue noun he quickly launches into another manic monologue: soliloquy, speech, address, lecture, sermon, homily; formal oration.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

monologue

monologue noun the skilfully varied tone and pace of her 40 -minute monologue: soliloquy, speech, address, lecture, oration, sermon, homily; dramatic monologue, interior monologue; informal spiel.

 

French Dictionary

monologue

monologue n. m. nom masculin Scène où un personnage seul se parle à lui-même. : Cet humoriste a conçu des monologues très drôles. ANTONYME dialogue .

 

monologuer

monologuer v. intr. verbe intransitif Parler seul. : Il monologuait avec tristesse. ANTONYME dialoguer . aimer

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

monologue

mon o logue ｟米 ｠-log /mɑ́n (ə )lɔ̀ːɡ |mɔ́nəlɔ̀ɡ /名詞 C 1 (芝居の )独白 ; 独白劇, 独り芝居 ; (漫談などの )独演 .2 ｟くだけて ｠(独り占めの )長話, 長広舌 .