monologue

common nounverb

Syllable Decomposition

monologue

An example of the neological abundance of French from the Renaissance nourished by Hellenism, this word was born in the early 16th century from the agreement of the prefix mono- ('alone') and the suffix -logue ('discourse') on the model of dialogue.

Definitions

théâtre

Synonym

soliloque

Antonyms

conversationdialogueentretien

Plural

monologues

Translations

  • germangerman:Monolog
  • englishenglish:self-talk
  • arabicarabic:مونولوج
  • spanishspanish:monólogo
  • italianitalian:monologo
  • dutchdutch:monoloog
  • polishpolish:monolog
  • portugueseportuguese:monólogo
  • russianrussian:монолог

See also

monologueur (cn.) monologue (v.) monologuer (v.) monologues (v.)