: 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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For showing us what Black love looks like — silly, smart, soulful — and for reminding us, even now, that the most radical thing a young Black boy can do is be himself.
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Jack Hill, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2025
Over the past two decades, KEM’s music has quietly built an international audience, with fans across Europe, Asia, and Africa flocking to his soulful ballads.
—Raquelle Harris, VIBE.com, 25 July 2025
This exciting, elegant alternative pop track with soulful overtones features the intense sound of the saxophone and sensual, provocative lyrics centered on love and intimate relationships, very much in the style of Roberta Flack.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 25 July 2025
In the comics, the character was a soulful alien with a totally rad interstellar surfboard and a lot of existential ennui.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
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Jack Hill, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2025
Over the past two decades, KEM’s music has quietly built an international audience, with fans across Europe, Asia, and Africa flocking to his soulful ballads.
—Raquelle Harris, VIBE.com, 25 July 2025
This exciting, elegant alternative pop track with soulful overtones features the intense sound of the saxophone and sensual, provocative lyrics centered on love and intimate relationships, very much in the style of Roberta Flack.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 25 July 2025
In the comics, the character was a soulful alien with a totally rad interstellar surfboard and a lot of existential ennui.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
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“Soulful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soulful. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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