# soliloquy

> English word · Noun · IPA /səˈlɪləkwi/ · frequency rank #56,453

## Definitions
1. The act of a character speaking to themselves so as to reveal their thoughts to the audience.
2. A speech or written discourse in this form.

## Etymology
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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/soliloquy