: 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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While there's no doubt My Secret Santa's concept is an unusual one, Breckenridge — who routinely makes viewers cry as soulful nurse Mel Monroe on Netflix's Virgin River — grounds the comedy with a true sense of pathos as Taylor struggles to ensure Zoey gets to follow her dreams.
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Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
Saadiq, a three-time Grammy-winning artist and producer in his own right, eases listeners in with the first verse, only for Caton to then blow the room off each venue with his soulful runs in the back half of the blues song.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 25 Nov. 2025
Her sound, soulful pop with nods to indie-rock and R&B, earned her placements on 50 Shades Darker soundtrack and a brief cameo on Tyler, the Creator’s Flower Boy LP.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 24 Nov. 2025
These smart, soulful best friends are at the heart of Initiative, and their conversations, whether casual or charged with heartbreak, showcase some of Went’s most sensitive writing.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
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Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
Saadiq, a three-time Grammy-winning artist and producer in his own right, eases listeners in with the first verse, only for Caton to then blow the room off each venue with his soulful runs in the back half of the blues song.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 25 Nov. 2025
Her sound, soulful pop with nods to indie-rock and R&B, earned her placements on 50 Shades Darker soundtrack and a brief cameo on Tyler, the Creator’s Flower Boy LP.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 24 Nov. 2025
These smart, soulful best friends are at the heart of Initiative, and their conversations, whether casual or charged with heartbreak, showcase some of Went’s most sensitive writing.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for soulful
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“Soulful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soulful. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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