: full of or expressing feeling or emotion
soulful music
soulfulness
noun
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a handsome actor with soulful eyes
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Tonight, Al Roker and his Weather Hunter team will be in attendance, anticipating a bevy of soulful classics, including oxtail, ribs, fries, mac and cheese and jerk chicken.
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Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
Joe’s raspy growl and Nick’s smoother tone contrast nicely and meet in the middle of the groovy, soulful pop-rock lane the group’s newer music occupies.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 3 Nov. 2025
Sunday wraps the fest on a soulful note with a gospel brunch featuring the Blind Boys of Alabama and a seated family-style meal.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
As Captain John Smith, the rebellious explorer who winds up falling for Q’orianka Kilcher’s Pocahontas in Terrence Malick’s divisive romantic epic, Farrell is the very picture of soulful, conflicted charm.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
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Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
Joe’s raspy growl and Nick’s smoother tone contrast nicely and meet in the middle of the groovy, soulful pop-rock lane the group’s newer music occupies.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 3 Nov. 2025
Sunday wraps the fest on a soulful note with a gospel brunch featuring the Blind Boys of Alabama and a seated family-style meal.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
As Captain John Smith, the rebellious explorer who winds up falling for Q’orianka Kilcher’s Pocahontas in Terrence Malick’s divisive romantic epic, Farrell is the very picture of soulful, conflicted charm.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Soulful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soulful. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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