monologue
or mon·o·log
- 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 part of a drama in which a single actor speaks alone; soliloquy.
Origin of monologue
Related Words for monologue
soliloquy, discourse, speech, lecture, harangue, sermon, descant, disquisition, talk, addressExamples from the Web for monologue
Contemporary Examples of monologue
We shake hands and he immediately begins a monologue about prison breaks and South America.
Gil took weeks to build a monologue, skillfully turning the words on their head.
‘The Prince of Chocolate City’: When Gil Scott-Heron Became A Music IconMarcus Baram
November 15, 2014
I never watch television," he says, then corrects himself: "Well, sometimes Carson's monologue.
Boylexe is a spin-off of a show about women in burlesque called Burlexe, which likewise mixes striptease, monologue, and song.
“Stephen Colbert is here, ladies and gentlemen,” Letterman said during his monologue.
Historical Examples of monologue
Mame punctuates this monologue with a regular and excusable "My land!"
The Fortune HunterLouis Joseph Vance
At last there was a lull in the monologue and I arose and said I must be going.
City of Endless NightMilo Hastings
I was shaving during this monologue of Mammy's, with my back to her.
Southern Lights and ShadowsVarious
Conversation during the meal was, for the most part, a monologue by the captain.
Cap'n Warren's WardsJoseph C. Lincoln
Still the only reply to his monologue was the chugging of the engine.
Steve and the Steam EngineSara Ware Bassett
monologue
- a long speech made by one actor in a play, film, etc, esp when alone
- a dramatic piece for a single performer
- any long speech by one person, esp when interfering with conversation