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What is the difference between monologue and dialogue?

monologue | dialogue | Antonyms |

Dialogue is a antonym of monologue.



As nouns the difference between monologue and dialogue

is that monologue is a type of art that consist of soliloquy, a long speech by one person while dialogue is a conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals.

As verbs the difference between monologue and dialogue

is that monologue is to deliver a monologue while dialogue is to discuss or negotiate so that all parties can reach an understanding.

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 ----

    dialogue

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (US and computing) dialog

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals.
    • Bill and Melinda maintained a dialogue via email over the course of their long-distance relationship.
  • * 2013 , Paul Harris, Lance Armstrong faces multi-million dollar legal challenges after confession'' (in ''The Guardian , 19 January 2013)[http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/jan/19/lance-armstrong-legal-challenges-confession]
    • The hours of dialogue with Winfrey, which culminated in a choked-up moment on Friday night as he discussed the impact of his cheating on his family, appear to have failed to give Armstrong the redemption that he craves.
  • In a dramatic or literary presentation, the verbal parts of the script or text; the verbalizations of the actors or characters.
    • The movie had great special effects, but the dialogue was lackluster.
  • A literary form, where the presentation resembles a conversation.
    • A literary historian, she specialized in the dialogues of ancient Greek philosophers.
  • (computing) A dialogue box.
    • Once the My Computer dialogue opens, select Local Disk (C:), then right click and scroll down.

    Antonyms

    * introspection * monologue * multilogue

    Derived terms

    ( conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals) * dialogic * dialogical * dialogically * dialogism * dialogist * dialogistic * dialogistically * dialogize * modal dialogue

    Related terms

    * dialect * dialectic

    Verb

    (dialogu)
  • (informal, business) To discuss or negotiate so that all parties can reach an understanding.
    • Pearson wanted to dialogue with his overseas counterparts about the new reporting requirements.
  • (obsolete) To take part in a dialogue; to dialogize.
    • (Shakespeare)