different between monologue vs speaking

English

Alternative forms

• monolog (US, noun)

Etymology

[circa 1550] From circa 1500 borrowing of Middle French monologue, modeled on dialogue, ultimately from Ancient Greek or via Byzantine Greek ????????? (monólogos, “speaking alone”).

Noun

monologue (plural monologues)

1. (drama, authorship) A long speech by one person in a play; sometimes a soliloquy; other times spoken to other characters.
2. (comedy) A long series of comic stories and jokes as an entertainment.
3. A long, uninterrupted utterance that monopolizes a conversation.

Synonyms

• (drama): soliloquy

Antonyms

• (a monopolizing utterance): dialogue

Translations

See also

• soliloquy

Verb

monologue (third-person singular simple present monologues, present participle monologuing, simple past and past participle monologued)

1. To deliver a monologue.
   • 1989, Oliver Sacks, Seeing Voices

     Powerful parents, in her formulation, feeling themselves autonomous and powerful, give autonomy and power to their children; powerless ones, feeling themselves passive and controlled, in turn exert an excessive control on their children, and monologue at them, instead of having a dialogue with them.

Synonyms

• monologize

Derived terms

• monologic / monological
• monologuist

French

Etymology

Modeled on dialogue, ultimately from Ancient Greek or via Byzantine Greek ????????? (monólogos).

Pronunciation

Noun

monologue m (plural monologues)

1. monologue

Verb

monologue

1. first-person singular present indicative of monologuer
2. third-person singular present indicative of monologuer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of monologuer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of monologuer
5. second-person singular imperative of monologuer

Further reading

• “monologue” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle French

Noun

monologue m (plural monologues)

1. soliloquy; monologue

Portuguese

Verb

monologue

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of monologar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of monologar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of monologar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of monologar

Spanish

Verb

monologue

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of monologar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of monologar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of monologar.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of monologar.

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?spi??k??/

Etymology 1

From Middle English spekinge, spekynge, spekinde, spekende, spekande, spekand, from Old English specende, sprecende (“speaking”), from Proto-Germanic *sprekandz (“speaking”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *sprekan? (“to speak”). Equivalent to speak +? -ing. Cognate with Scots speikand, speikin (“speaking”), Saterland Frisian spreekend (“speaking”), West Frisian sprekkend (“speaking”), Dutch sprekend (“speaking”), German Low German sprekend (“speaking”),German sprechend (“speaking”).

Adjective

speaking (not comparable)

1. Used in speaking.

   one's normal speaking voice

2. Expressive; eloquent.

   The sight was more speaking than any speech could be.

3. Involving speaking.

   It was her first speaking part: she screamed.

4. Having the ability of speech.

   speaking parrot; speaking clock

   1. (in compounds) Having competence in a language.

      the English-speaking gentleman gave us directions; I travel in Russian-speaking countries; the French-speaking world listened in to the broadcast

Antonyms

• (expressive): unspeaking
• (involving speaking): nonspeaking

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English speking, spekinge, equivalent to speak +? -ing.

Noun

speaking (plural speakings)

1. One's ability to communicate vocally in a given language.

   I can read and understand most texts in German, but my speaking is awful.

2. The act of communicating vocally.
   • 2011, Jimmie W. Greene, Samuel D. Perry, Bridge Builder (page 50)

     Sometimes, a brawl would erupt, as a result, but, in general, public speakings were peaceful events and essential ingredients for election to office.

3. An oral recitation of e.g. a story.

Translations

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

speaking

1. present participle of speak

Interjection

speaking

1. (telephony) Indication that the person requested is the same as the one who is currently speaking.

Translations

Further reading

Anagrams

• peakings