Definition of soulful
: full of or expressing feeling or emotion
- soulful music
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a handsome actor with soulful eyes
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First-time listeners today often say the song has the feel of an instant classic, citing its exuberant rhythm, effervescent strings, emotive vocal and soulful, catchy chorus.
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The jazzy and soulful Simone, who died in 2003, was a leader in pushing for civil rights and influenced the likes of Alicia Keys and Aretha Franklin.
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The jazzy and soulful Simone, who died in 2003, was a leader in pushing for civil rights and influenced the likes of Alicia Keys and Aretha Franklin.
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Earthly and soulful, Zhao’s films find pain and beauty in humble lives lived close to the land.
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Unsurprisingly, given the soulful and considered way this duo designs, their first shop mixes personal experience and aesthetic obsession, driven by their abiding interest in interior spaces.
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And with his soulful, close-up-ready female leads, Katz finds performance power, too.
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Her soulful, surprising rooms show that minimalism can be more than the sum of its parts.
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True’ How the Beatles, Marvin Gaye, Al Green and Clare Grogan helped inspire the ballad that gave synth-pop a more soulful sound.
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First Known Use of soulful
1860
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: full of or expressing feeling or emotion
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