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Actor vs Monologue - What's the difference?

actor | monologue |

In lang=en terms the difference between actor and monologue

is that actor is one who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant while monologue is a type of art that consist of soliloquy, a long speech by one person.

As nouns the difference between actor and monologue

is that actor is a person who performs in a theatrical play or film while monologue is a type of art that consist of soliloquy, a long speech by one person.

As a verb monologue is

to deliver a monologue.

actor

English

Alternative forms

* (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who performs in a theatrical play or film.
  • One who acts; a doer.
  • One who takes part in a situation.
  • (legal) An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.
  • (legal) One who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant.
  • (policy debate) One who enacts a certain policy action.
  • (software engineering) The entity that performs a role (in use case analysis).

    • Synonyms

    * (person who performs in a theatrical play or film) actress (f), performer, player * (one who acts) doer * (one who takes part) participant * (advocate in civil courts or cases) * (a plaintiff) complainant, plaintiff * (one who enacts a policy action) * (entity performing a role in use case analysis) role

    Derived terms

    * straight actor * voice actor * actress

    Related terms

    * act * acting * action * actress * actual * transaction

    External links

    * * *

    Anagrams

    * ----

    monologue

    English

    Alternative forms

    * monolog (qualifier)

    Noun

    (wikipedia monologue) (en noun)
  • (drama) A type of art that consist of soliloquy, a long speech by one person.
  • (comedy) A long series of comic stories and jokes as an entertainment.
  • A long, uninterrupted utterance that monopolizes a conversation.

    • Synonyms

    * (drama) soliloquy

    Antonyms

    * (a monopolizing utterance) dialogue

    See also

    * soliloquy

    Verb

    (monologu)
  • To deliver a monologue.
  • * (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 ----