Monology
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /məˈnɒləd͡ʒi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Monology is a noun meaning The act of habit of soliloquizing, or of dominating conversation.
Meaning
The act of habit of soliloquizing, or of dominating conversation.
More Meanings
- (rare, countable) A work consisting of a single part (as opposed to a dilogy, trilogy, etc.)
Example Sentences
Miriam would only speed up in her speech when she 'forgot' the presence of others, when she was, as it were, enveloped in monology.
It was not, therefore, by an insolent usurpation that [Samuel Taylor] Coleridge persisted in monology through his whole life, but in virtue of a concession from the kindness and respect of his friends.
Word Forms
- monologies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include somniloquism, somniloquy, somniloquence, monologue, colloquy, talkaholism.
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