: 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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John Carney is cinema’s most soulful student of rock.
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Adam Graham, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
Live music with soul The soundtrack for the 20th anniversary comes courtesy of Christian Jules Taylor, whose bluesy, soulful sound is the perfect complement to a golden-hour evening on the California coast.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
Inside his brilliance lies a complex vibrato, leading to the richest of articulated vocals, even some soulful deviation that lean towards hints of melisma.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
Rivera beautifully blends his soulful pop with the heart of música Mexicana in an LP that serves as a love letter to Mexico.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 1 June 2026
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Adam Graham, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
Live music with soul The soundtrack for the 20th anniversary comes courtesy of Christian Jules Taylor, whose bluesy, soulful sound is the perfect complement to a golden-hour evening on the California coast.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
Inside his brilliance lies a complex vibrato, leading to the richest of articulated vocals, even some soulful deviation that lean towards hints of melisma.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
Rivera beautifully blends his soulful pop with the heart of música Mexicana in an LP that serves as a love letter to Mexico.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 1 June 2026
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“Soulful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soulful. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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