so ‧ lil ‧ o ‧ quy /səˈlɪləkwi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural soliloquies ) [uncountable and countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: soliloquium , from Latin solus ( ⇨ ↑ sole 1 ) + loqui 'to speak' ]
a speech in a play in which a character, usually alone on the stage, talks to himself or herself so that the ↑ audience knows their thoughts ⇨ monologue
—soliloquize /-kwaɪz/ verb [intransitive]