monology
/məˈnɒləd͡ʒi/
monology noun: the act of habit of soliloquizing, or of dominating conversation.
Noun
monology (countable and uncountable, plural monologies)
- The act of habit of soliloquizing, or of dominating conversation.
- 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.1860, Thomas De Quincey, “Conversation”, in Letters to a Young Man whose Education has been Neglected; and Other Papers (De Quincey’s Works; XIV), London: James Hogg & Sons, →OCLC, page 171
- Miriam would only speed up in her speech when she 'forgot' the presence of others, when she was, as it were, enveloped in monology.1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings
- A work consisting of a single part (as opposed to a dilogy, trilogy, etc.)
Forms of monology
| plural | monologies |
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Origin of monology
From mono- + -logy.
Questions about monology
- What does monology mean?
- Monology means the act of habit of soliloquizing, or of dominating conversation.
- What part of speech is monology?
- Monology is a noun.
- How do you pronounce monology?
- Monology is pronounced /məˈnɒləd͡ʒi/.
- What is the plural of monology?
- The plural of monology is monologies.
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