: 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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Thomas’ soulful vocals wrap around each element of the track’s live instrumentation — from the psychedelic edge of Freaky Rob’s guitar to the rollicking groove of D Phelps’ drumkit.
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Kyle Denis, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
The artists whose soulful beats and heartfelt music permeate Music City's streets and influence its most significant creative forces now regularly take to its most renowned and visible stages, unimpeded.
—Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
Each one is soulful, distinct, and memorable.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 1 Oct. 2025
The singer has been compared to the late Amy Winehouse, in part because both are British and have deep, soulful voices that sing about personal strife and conflict.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
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Kyle Denis, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
The artists whose soulful beats and heartfelt music permeate Music City's streets and influence its most significant creative forces now regularly take to its most renowned and visible stages, unimpeded.
—Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
Each one is soulful, distinct, and memorable.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 1 Oct. 2025
The singer has been compared to the late Amy Winehouse, in part because both are British and have deep, soulful voices that sing about personal strife and conflict.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 Sep. 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 9 Oct. 2025.
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