Definition of monologue in English:

monologue

(US monolog)

noun ˈmɒn(ə)lɒɡ

1A long speech by one actor in a play or film, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast programme.
独白（词）
he was reciting some of the great monologues of Shakespeare
he had a long and exacting monologue at the end of the film
Example sentencesExamples
- Lindsay also writes several dramatic monologues for cab drivers, gardeners, or barely disguised versions of his working self.
- This lends a surreal tone to proceedings, especially during Matilda's monologues about herself and family.
- The actors conceived and workshopped their own monologues, creating a well integrated show despite the diverse subject matter.
- And in early drafts there were long first-person monologues from Jonah's point of view.
- I was wondering if you have written anything you feel would be appropriate as a theatrical monologue.
- Weaving history with poetry, music and drama, ten actors each recite an eight-minute monologue.
- Moore starts the case against Clark in the opening monologue of the film.
- I could cut a few monologues, but the parts that don't advance the story are the funniest ones.
- Aspiring movie stars in this crazy city are already rehearsing his final courtroom speech as an audition monologue.
- These devices are also used as linking pieces between monologues, and help give the production a unified feel.
- The lights would rise on each musician as they had their solos, like theatrical monologues, then fade back into the darkness.
- Delivering the monologues are six actresses, each portraying a different type of mother.
- The play starts off with an actor rehearsing a monologue for an acting competition.
- The best bits of writing here are the monologues that have a truth and emotional sting about them - something much of the play lacks.
- He does more with an eyebrow and a nod than most actors do with full monologues.
- In a lot of scenes I come on and do these very brief, very tense monologues, and go off, each time to the point of breakdown.
- In the first of three monologues we meet Andy, parking meter engineer with a very strange family.
- It is obviously not a play and, like its predecessor, it is a loosely knit series of monologues on birth and motherhood.
- The acting is not always up to the high musical standard, and at times the monologues are almost inaudible beneath the band's volume.
- Carson would then perform a comic monologue which would end with an imaginary golf swing.
Synonyms
soliloquy, speech, address, lecture, oration, sermon, homily
dramatic monologue, interior monologue
informal spiel
1. 1.1 A long, tedious speech by one person during a conversation.
  （尤指令人生厌的）滔滔不绝讲话；长篇大论
  Fred carried on with his monologue as if I hadn't spoken
  弗雷德继续滔滔不绝地讲，就好像我没说话一样。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Finished with her tedious monologue, she started dividing us up into work groups.
  The brother entered into a monologue, the sort-of conversation that I had had with him a couple of weeks ago.
  His evenings were devoted to a small circle of cronies to whom he delivered monologues on any subject that caught his fancy.
  Naturally, because I was talking to him in my head, the whole conversation was a monologue, and it was all about me.
  We were going to see a two-way conversation replace a one-way monologue.
  Shug has no material prepared, but launches into a rambling monologue about his journey to the class.
  He can't tell the difference between a conversation and a monologue.
  The group discussion had ceased and the whacko had finished his ranting monologue on all the multiple talents of the doctor.
  At a meeting to discuss the takeover, he delivered a two-hour monologue: all because some doubting voices were raised over the price being offered.
  However, I find conversations more interesting than monologues.

Derivatives

monologic

adjective ˌmɒnəˈlɒdʒɪkˌmɑnəˈlɑdʒɪk

Relating to or in the form of a monologue.
monologic discourse
Example sentencesExamples
- the work is essentially monologic
- By the end of the eighteenth-century, religious discourse was no longer clearly monologic, but more of a controlled dialogue.
- Carnival is the feast of the people; carnival and the marketplace stand in marked contrast throughout the novel to the monologic authority of the serious governing class.
- The oration in the Menexenus, despite its monologic form, is thoroughly dialogical thanks to Socrates' parodic appropriation of the conventions of epitaphios logos.

monological

adjective ˌmɒnəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)lˌmɑnəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l

How are we to understand such performances of meaning in view of our currently theory - driven monological and individualistic methods of research?
Example sentencesExamples
- The ability to follow a monological narrative or argument from beginning to end seems to have been diminished, along with the habit and taste for reading.
- He reminds us how we need to avoid monological thinking that all actions must be non-violent.

monologist

noun məˈnɒlədʒɪstməˈnɑlədʒəst

The speaker or writer of a monologue.
a long-form improvisation in which a monologist tells personal stories
Example sentencesExamples
- his legendary reputation as a garrulous monologist
- I loved him because besides being a great monologist and the best straight man ever, he looked and reminded me of my father.
- Jeremiah is as likeable as your average drunk monologist - amusing company as long as he sticks to anecdote and steers clear of personal prejudices.
- A talented actor and monologist, he has won critical acclaim for his one-man shows and diverse body of film work.

monologize

verb ˈmɒnələɡʌɪzməˈnɒlədʒʌɪz

[no object]

Deliver a monologue or long speech.
they monologize about the unexpected results of decisions
Example sentencesExamples
- His interior monologizing can also serve to indicate distance rather than empathy.
- Although the fool of the novel, Tessa calls into question the monologizing patriarchal tradition.
- Equally, I have seen him swiftly clear a Brussels bar as he monologised on with interesting facts and oddities about his life and times in committee room 1156B of the European Parliament.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from French, from Greek monologos 'speaking alone'.

monocle from mid 19th century:
This goes back to Latin monoculus ‘one-eyed’ in contrast with binoculars (recorded from E18th, but only from 1871 in the normal modern sense) which are used with both eyes. The element mono ‘one’, which was borrowed by Latin from Greek, is found in many words including monochrome (mid 17th century) combined with Greek chroma ‘colour’; monogamy (early 17th century) with gamos ‘marriage; monologue (mid 17th century) with logos ‘word, speech’; and monopoly (mid 16th century) from polein ‘sell’.

Definition of monologue in US English:

monologue

(also monolog)

noun

1A long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program.
独白（词）
he was reciting some of the great monologues of Shakespeare
he had a long and exacting monologue at the end of the film
Example sentencesExamples
- The lights would rise on each musician as they had their solos, like theatrical monologues, then fade back into the darkness.
- Delivering the monologues are six actresses, each portraying a different type of mother.
- Weaving history with poetry, music and drama, ten actors each recite an eight-minute monologue.
- The best bits of writing here are the monologues that have a truth and emotional sting about them - something much of the play lacks.
- In a lot of scenes I come on and do these very brief, very tense monologues, and go off, each time to the point of breakdown.
- Aspiring movie stars in this crazy city are already rehearsing his final courtroom speech as an audition monologue.
- I was wondering if you have written anything you feel would be appropriate as a theatrical monologue.
- The actors conceived and workshopped their own monologues, creating a well integrated show despite the diverse subject matter.
- He does more with an eyebrow and a nod than most actors do with full monologues.
- This lends a surreal tone to proceedings, especially during Matilda's monologues about herself and family.
- I could cut a few monologues, but the parts that don't advance the story are the funniest ones.
- And in early drafts there were long first-person monologues from Jonah's point of view.
- Lindsay also writes several dramatic monologues for cab drivers, gardeners, or barely disguised versions of his working self.
- Moore starts the case against Clark in the opening monologue of the film.
- These devices are also used as linking pieces between monologues, and help give the production a unified feel.
- The play starts off with an actor rehearsing a monologue for an acting competition.
- It is obviously not a play and, like its predecessor, it is a loosely knit series of monologues on birth and motherhood.
- The acting is not always up to the high musical standard, and at times the monologues are almost inaudible beneath the band's volume.
- In the first of three monologues we meet Andy, parking meter engineer with a very strange family.
- Carson would then perform a comic monologue which would end with an imaginary golf swing.
Synonyms
soliloquy, speech, address, lecture, oration, sermon, homily
1. 1.1 A long, tedious speech by one person during a conversation.
  （尤指令人生厌的）滔滔不绝讲话；长篇大论
  Fred carried on with his monologue as if I hadn't spoken
  弗雷德继续滔滔不绝地讲，就好像我没说话一样。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The brother entered into a monologue, the sort-of conversation that I had had with him a couple of weeks ago.
  At a meeting to discuss the takeover, he delivered a two-hour monologue: all because some doubting voices were raised over the price being offered.
  He can't tell the difference between a conversation and a monologue.
  Naturally, because I was talking to him in my head, the whole conversation was a monologue, and it was all about me.
  Shug has no material prepared, but launches into a rambling monologue about his journey to the class.
  The group discussion had ceased and the whacko had finished his ranting monologue on all the multiple talents of the doctor.
  Finished with her tedious monologue, she started dividing us up into work groups.
  His evenings were devoted to a small circle of cronies to whom he delivered monologues on any subject that caught his fancy.
  However, I find conversations more interesting than monologues.
  We were going to see a two-way conversation replace a one-way monologue.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from French, from Greek monologos ‘speaking alone’.

词汇	monologue
释义	Definition of monologue in English: monologue (US monolog) noun ˈmɒn(ə)lɒɡ 1A long speech by one actor in a play or film, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast programme. 独白（词） he was reciting some of the great monologues of Shakespeare he had a long and exacting monologue at the end of the film Example sentencesExamples Lindsay also writes several dramatic monologues for cab drivers, gardeners, or barely disguised versions of his working self. This lends a surreal tone to proceedings, especially during Matilda's monologues about herself and family. The actors conceived and workshopped their own monologues, creating a well integrated show despite the diverse subject matter. And in early drafts there were long first-person monologues from Jonah's point of view. I was wondering if you have written anything you feel would be appropriate as a theatrical monologue. Weaving history with poetry, music and drama, ten actors each recite an eight-minute monologue. Moore starts the case against Clark in the opening monologue of the film. I could cut a few monologues, but the parts that don't advance the story are the funniest ones. Aspiring movie stars in this crazy city are already rehearsing his final courtroom speech as an audition monologue. These devices are also used as linking pieces between monologues, and help give the production a unified feel. The lights would rise on each musician as they had their solos, like theatrical monologues, then fade back into the darkness. Delivering the monologues are six actresses, each portraying a different type of mother. The play starts off with an actor rehearsing a monologue for an acting competition. The best bits of writing here are the monologues that have a truth and emotional sting about them - something much of the play lacks. He does more with an eyebrow and a nod than most actors do with full monologues. In a lot of scenes I come on and do these very brief, very tense monologues, and go off, each time to the point of breakdown. In the first of three monologues we meet Andy, parking meter engineer with a very strange family. It is obviously not a play and, like its predecessor, it is a loosely knit series of monologues on birth and motherhood. The acting is not always up to the high musical standard, and at times the monologues are almost inaudible beneath the band's volume. Carson would then perform a comic monologue which would end with an imaginary golf swing. Synonyms soliloquy, speech, address, lecture, oration, sermon, homily dramatic monologue, interior monologue informal spiel 1.1 A long, tedious speech by one person during a conversation. （尤指令人生厌的）滔滔不绝讲话；长篇大论 Fred carried on with his monologue as if I hadn't spoken 弗雷德继续滔滔不绝地讲，就好像我没说话一样。 Example sentencesExamples Finished with her tedious monologue, she started dividing us up into work groups. The brother entered into a monologue, the sort-of conversation that I had had with him a couple of weeks ago. His evenings were devoted to a small circle of cronies to whom he delivered monologues on any subject that caught his fancy. Naturally, because I was talking to him in my head, the whole conversation was a monologue, and it was all about me. We were going to see a two-way conversation replace a one-way monologue. Shug has no material prepared, but launches into a rambling monologue about his journey to the class. He can't tell the difference between a conversation and a monologue. The group discussion had ceased and the whacko had finished his ranting monologue on all the multiple talents of the doctor. At a meeting to discuss the takeover, he delivered a two-hour monologue: all because some doubting voices were raised over the price being offered. However, I find conversations more interesting than monologues. Derivatives monologic adjective ˌmɒnəˈlɒdʒɪkˌmɑnəˈlɑdʒɪk Relating to or in the form of a monologue. monologic discourse Example sentencesExamples the work is essentially monologic By the end of the eighteenth-century, religious discourse was no longer clearly monologic, but more of a controlled dialogue. Carnival is the feast of the people; carnival and the marketplace stand in marked contrast throughout the novel to the monologic authority of the serious governing class. The oration in the Menexenus, despite its monologic form, is thoroughly dialogical thanks to Socrates' parodic appropriation of the conventions of epitaphios logos. monological adjective ˌmɒnəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)lˌmɑnəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l How are we to understand such performances of meaning in view of our currently theory - driven monological and individualistic methods of research? Example sentencesExamples The ability to follow a monological narrative or argument from beginning to end seems to have been diminished, along with the habit and taste for reading. He reminds us how we need to avoid monological thinking that all actions must be non-violent. monologist noun məˈnɒlədʒɪstməˈnɑlədʒəst The speaker or writer of a monologue. a long-form improvisation in which a monologist tells personal stories Example sentencesExamples his legendary reputation as a garrulous monologist I loved him because besides being a great monologist and the best straight man ever, he looked and reminded me of my father. Jeremiah is as likeable as your average drunk monologist - amusing company as long as he sticks to anecdote and steers clear of personal prejudices. A talented actor and monologist, he has won critical acclaim for his one-man shows and diverse body of film work. monologize verb ˈmɒnələɡʌɪzməˈnɒlədʒʌɪz [no object] Deliver a monologue or long speech. they monologize about the unexpected results of decisions Example sentencesExamples His interior monologizing can also serve to indicate distance rather than empathy. Although the fool of the novel, Tessa calls into question the monologizing patriarchal tradition. Equally, I have seen him swiftly clear a Brussels bar as he monologised on with interesting facts and oddities about his life and times in committee room 1156B of the European Parliament. Origin Mid 17th century: from French, from Greek monologos 'speaking alone'. monocle from mid 19th century: This goes back to Latin monoculus ‘one-eyed’ in contrast with binoculars (recorded from E18th, but only from 1871 in the normal modern sense) which are used with both eyes. The element mono ‘one’, which was borrowed by Latin from Greek, is found in many words including monochrome (mid 17th century) combined with Greek chroma ‘colour’; monogamy (early 17th century) with gamos ‘marriage; monologue (mid 17th century) with logos ‘word, speech’; and monopoly (mid 16th century) from polein ‘sell’. Definition of monologue in US English: monologue (also monolog) noun 1A long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program. 独白（词） he was reciting some of the great monologues of Shakespeare he had a long and exacting monologue at the end of the film Example sentencesExamples The lights would rise on each musician as they had their solos, like theatrical monologues, then fade back into the darkness. Delivering the monologues are six actresses, each portraying a different type of mother. Weaving history with poetry, music and drama, ten actors each recite an eight-minute monologue. The best bits of writing here are the monologues that have a truth and emotional sting about them - something much of the play lacks. In a lot of scenes I come on and do these very brief, very tense monologues, and go off, each time to the point of breakdown. Aspiring movie stars in this crazy city are already rehearsing his final courtroom speech as an audition monologue. I was wondering if you have written anything you feel would be appropriate as a theatrical monologue. The actors conceived and workshopped their own monologues, creating a well integrated show despite the diverse subject matter. He does more with an eyebrow and a nod than most actors do with full monologues. This lends a surreal tone to proceedings, especially during Matilda's monologues about herself and family. I could cut a few monologues, but the parts that don't advance the story are the funniest ones. And in early drafts there were long first-person monologues from Jonah's point of view. Lindsay also writes several dramatic monologues for cab drivers, gardeners, or barely disguised versions of his working self. Moore starts the case against Clark in the opening monologue of the film. These devices are also used as linking pieces between monologues, and help give the production a unified feel. The play starts off with an actor rehearsing a monologue for an acting competition. It is obviously not a play and, like its predecessor, it is a loosely knit series of monologues on birth and motherhood. The acting is not always up to the high musical standard, and at times the monologues are almost inaudible beneath the band's volume. In the first of three monologues we meet Andy, parking meter engineer with a very strange family. Carson would then perform a comic monologue which would end with an imaginary golf swing. Synonyms soliloquy, speech, address, lecture, oration, sermon, homily 1.1 A long, tedious speech by one person during a conversation. （尤指令人生厌的）滔滔不绝讲话；长篇大论 Fred carried on with his monologue as if I hadn't spoken 弗雷德继续滔滔不绝地讲，就好像我没说话一样。 Example sentencesExamples The brother entered into a monologue, the sort-of conversation that I had had with him a couple of weeks ago. At a meeting to discuss the takeover, he delivered a two-hour monologue: all because some doubting voices were raised over the price being offered. He can't tell the difference between a conversation and a monologue. Naturally, because I was talking to him in my head, the whole conversation was a monologue, and it was all about me. Shug has no material prepared, but launches into a rambling monologue about his journey to the class. The group discussion had ceased and the whacko had finished his ranting monologue on all the multiple talents of the doctor. Finished with her tedious monologue, she started dividing us up into work groups. His evenings were devoted to a small circle of cronies to whom he delivered monologues on any subject that caught his fancy. However, I find conversations more interesting than monologues. We were going to see a two-way conversation replace a one-way monologue. Origin Mid 17th century: from French, from Greek monologos ‘speaking alone’.
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