: 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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This week, Cardi B makes a bold return, Miley Cyrus taps rock icons Lindsay Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood for a soulful peace offering, and Lola Young leans into her messy chaos.
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Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
To watch Farrell, one of our most soulful contemporary actors, giving his teenage all to a big number in How to Succeed—his eyes rimmed with that classic high-school drama department eyeliner—is to be forced to live in the wild-and-woolly moment.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
At their screening of the soulful, visually stunning TRAIN DREAMS, star Joel Edgerton receives the Artistic Achievement Award in Acting for his career-defining portrayal of grief and resilience, with director Clint Bentley accepting the Artistic Achievement Award in Directing.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2025
Hendricks took a lifelong love of nature and applied it to the design of the soulful Joanie collection.
—Rona Berg, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
To watch Farrell, one of our most soulful contemporary actors, giving his teenage all to a big number in How to Succeed—his eyes rimmed with that classic high-school drama department eyeliner—is to be forced to live in the wild-and-woolly moment.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
At their screening of the soulful, visually stunning TRAIN DREAMS, star Joel Edgerton receives the Artistic Achievement Award in Acting for his career-defining portrayal of grief and resilience, with director Clint Bentley accepting the Artistic Achievement Award in Directing.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2025
Hendricks took a lifelong love of nature and applied it to the design of the soulful Joanie collection.
—Rona Berg, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Soulful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soulful. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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