Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

soulful

/ˈsoʊlfəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables: soul-ful
IPA: /ˈsoʊlfəl/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Full of emotion and vigor.

adj

noun

An amount enough to fill one's soul.

Example Sentences

"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.”"
"At Sebago we hauled in Perch and whole soulfuls of lovely scenery."
"Bodiless soulsful of mud / Gurgled and settled down;"
"He grabbed his chin and went off to brood in a dark corner of Godel's office, then swished into space, hopping from planet to planet like someone walking off a soulful of problems."
"Could anyone use a strong dose of self-discipline? How about a heaping soulful of joy?"

Etymology

From soul + -ful (adjective suffix).

Inflected Forms

more soulful (comparative) most soulful (superlative) soulfuls (plural) soulsful (plural)

Derived Forms

soulfully soulfulness unsoulful

Rhymes With

doleful woelfel

Questions

How do you pronounce soulful?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsoʊlfəl/.
What does soulful mean?: Full of emotion and vigor.
Where does soulful come from?: From soul + -ful (adjective suffix).

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