: 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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His playing has a soulful component that you are born with.
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Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
And yet, reframed through Coogler’s dark Southern Gothic triumph, Gunn’s vision takes on new life as a critical foundation for a corner of the film world that remains broadly unmatched in its soulful specificity.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2026
Offerman is the movie’s soulful surprise.
—Jada Yuan, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
Celebrate all things Irish, rock out to four bands, watch a musical that intertwines two mythic tales, see a Baltimore cult classic at the Senator Theatre and listen to a soulful tribute to R&B legends.
—John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 12 Mar. 2026
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Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
And yet, reframed through Coogler’s dark Southern Gothic triumph, Gunn’s vision takes on new life as a critical foundation for a corner of the film world that remains broadly unmatched in its soulful specificity.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2026
Offerman is the movie’s soulful surprise.
—Jada Yuan, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
Celebrate all things Irish, rock out to four bands, watch a musical that intertwines two mythic tales, see a Baltimore cult classic at the Senator Theatre and listen to a soulful tribute to R&B legends.
—John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Soulful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soulful. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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