Soulful

//ˈsoʊlfəl// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An amount enough to fill one's soul.

    "At Sebago we hauled in Perch and whole soulfuls of lovely scenery."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Full of emotion and vigor.

    "In the United States, Mr. Besson is primarily known as a superior director of stylish, mayhemic, even soulful films like “La Femme Nikita” and “Léon: The Professional.”"

  2. 2
    Full of soul.
Adjective
  1. 1
    full of or expressing deep emotion wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
emotionalaffectionalaffectiveardentdeepdemonstrative

Example

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"These girls have soulful voices and, man, they're hot."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From soul + -ful (adjective suffix).

Etymology 2

From soul + -ful (noun suffix).

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