soulful

adjective

soul·​ful ˈsōl-fəl How to pronounce soulful (audio)
: full of or expressing feeling or emotion
soulful music
soulfully adverb
soulfulness noun

Examples of soulful in a Sentence

a handsome actor with soulful eyes
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After developing and producing the cult sitcom Freaks and Geeks and directing and producing a slew of movies now considered soulful comedy classics, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, This Is 40 and Funny People, among them. Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024 While 2021’s Have a Seat was recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and had soulful grit, the follow-up was recorded in Nashville with ‘70s singer-songwriters as its guiding inspirations. Spin Contributor, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2024 At turns energetic and soulful, the songs keep the band’s core alternative rock sound while still feeling fresh. Alex Knapp, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 In her soulful paintings of New York City’s skyscrapers, Diamond used loose ropes of color that land somewhere between abstraction and figuration. Grace Edquist, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for soulful 

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of soulful was in 1837

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“Soulful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soulful. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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soulful

adjective
soul·​ful ˈsōl-fəl How to pronounce soulful (audio)
: full of or expressing feeling
soulful music
soulfully adverb
soulfulness noun

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