noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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səlĭlʹəkwē
/səˈlɪləkwi/
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noun
Meaning 1
The act of a character speaking to themselves so as to reveal their thoughts to the audience.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
1595–1605; From Late Latin sōliloquium in the title of St. Augustine's Soliloquiorum libri duo ("Two Books of Soliloquies"), from sōlus (“only, sole”) + loquor (“to speak”).
Across languages
Translations
56 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
alleenspraak
— act of a character speaking to himself
Armenian:
մենախոսություն
(menaxosutʻyun)
— act of a character speaking to himself
Bulgarian:
монолог
(monolog)
— act of a character speaking to himself
Catalan:
soliloqui
— act of a character speaking to himself
Chinese Mandarin:
獨白 /独白
(dúbái)
— act of a character speaking to himself
Czech:
samomluva
— act of a character speaking to himself
Danish:
enetale
— act of a character speaking to himself
Finnish:
yksinpuhelu
— act of a character speaking to himself
French:
soliloque
— act of a character speaking to himself
German:
Selbstgespräch
— act of a character speaking to himself
Greek:
μονόλογος
(monólogos)
— act of a character speaking to himself
Hungarian:
monológ
— act of a character speaking to himself
Hungarian:
magánbeszéd
— act of a character speaking to himself
Icelandic:
eintal
— act of a character speaking to himself
Icelandic:
einræða
— act of a character speaking to himself
Indonesian:
senandika
— act of a character speaking to himself
Indonesian:
solilokui
— act of a character speaking to himself
Italian:
soliloquio
— act of a character speaking to himself
Japanese:
独り言
(hitorigoto)
— act of a character speaking to himself
Japanese:
独白
(dokuhaku)
— act of a character speaking to himself
Japanese:
独話
(dokuwa)
— act of a character speaking to himself
Korean:
독백
(dokbaek)
— act of a character speaking to himself
Norwegian Bokmål:
enetale
— act of a character speaking to himself
Polish:
solilokwium
— act of a character speaking to himself
Portuguese:
solilóquio
— act of a character speaking to himself
Russian:
моноло́г
(monológ)
— act of a character speaking to himself
Russian:
солило́квий
(solilókvij)
— act of a character speaking to himself
Spanish:
soliloquio
— act of a character speaking to himself
Swedish:
monolog
— act of a character speaking to himself
Turkish:
kendi kendine konuşma
— act of a character speaking to himself
Welsh:
ymson
— act of a character speaking to himself
Catalan:
soliloqui
— speech or written discourse in this form
Chinese Mandarin:
獨白 /独白
(dúbái)
— speech or written discourse in this form
Danish:
enetale
— speech or written discourse in this form
Danish:
monolog
— speech or written discourse in this form
Dutch:
monoloog
— speech or written discourse in this form
Finnish:
yksinpuhelu
— speech or written discourse in this form
French:
soliloque
— speech or written discourse in this form
French:
monologue
— speech or written discourse in this form
German:
Selbstgespräch
— speech or written discourse in this form
German:
Monolog
— speech or written discourse in this form
Greek:
μονόλογος
(monólogos)
— speech or written discourse in this form
Hungarian:
monológ
— speech or written discourse in this form
Hungarian:
belső monológ
— speech or written discourse in this form
Hungarian:
magánbeszéd
— speech or written discourse in this form
Icelandic:
eintal
— speech or written discourse in this form
Icelandic:
einræða
— speech or written discourse in this form
Italian:
soliloquio
— speech or written discourse in this form
Japanese:
独白
(dokuhaku)
— speech or written discourse in this form
Māori:
kupu whaiaroaro
— speech or written discourse in this form
Norwegian Bokmål:
enetale
— speech or written discourse in this form
Norwegian Bokmål:
monolog
— speech or written discourse in this form
Portuguese:
solilóquio
— speech or written discourse in this form
Russian:
моноло́г
(monológ)
— speech or written discourse in this form
Spanish:
soliloquio
— speech or written discourse in this form
Swedish:
monolog
— speech or written discourse in this form