English-Thai Dictionary

soliloquy

N การ พูด กับ ตัวเอง  kan-phud-kab-tua-ang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SOLILOQUY

n.[L. solus, alone, and loquor, to speak. ] 1. A talking to one's self; a talking or discourse of a person alone, or not addressed to another person, even when others are persent. Lovers are always allowed the comfort of soliloquy.
2. A written composition, reciting what it is supposed a person speaks to himself. The whole poem is a solioquy.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SOLILOQUY

So *lil "o *quy, n.; pl. Soliloquies. Etym: [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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

soliloquy

so lil o quy |səˈliləkwē səˈlɪləkwi | ▶noun ( pl. soliloquies ) an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, esp. by a character in a play. • a part of a play involving such an act. DERIVATIVES so lil o quist |-kwist |noun, so lil o quize |-ˌkwīz |verb ORIGIN Middle English: from late Latin soliloquium, from Latin solus ‘alone ’ + loqui ‘speak. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

soliloquy

soliloquy |səˈlɪləkwi | ▶noun ( pl. soliloquies ) an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play. • a part of a play involving a soliloquy. DERIVATIVES soliloquist noun, soliloquize (also soliloquise ) verb ORIGIN Middle English: from late Latin soliloquium, from Latin solus ‘alone ’ + loqui ‘speak ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

soliloquy

soliloquy noun Viola ends the scene with a soliloquy: monologue, speech, address, lecture, oration, sermon, homily, aside.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

soliloquy

soliloquy noun Viola ends the scene with a soliloquy: monologue, speech, address, lecture, oration, sermon, homily, stand-up, aside; dramatic monologue, interior monologue; informal spiel. ANTONYMS dialogue.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

soliloquy

so lil o quy /səlɪ́ləkwi /名詞 複 -quies C U ひとり言 ; 〘劇 〙独白, モノローグ .