soulful means Full of emotion and vigor. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 74 out of 100.
Why this word is great
SOULFUL — [Adjective] Full of, expressing, or evoking deep, often melancholy, emotion. From the noun soul (meaning the spiritual or emotional part of a person) + the adjective-forming suffix -ful (meaning "full of"). Unlike “emotional,” which neutrally marks any feeling, or “melancholy,” which dwells in a specific shade of blue, “soulful” describes a resonant depth where sorrow and warmth are inextricably alloyed. It is the grainy vibrato of a saxophone in a dim bar at 3 a.m., the weary gentleness in a stray dog’s eyes, or the taste of dark honey, sweet but with a lingering hint of smoke. The word is the quiet evidence that what is most deeply felt is often beyond any name.
adj
- 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.””
- Full of soul.
noun
- An amount enough to fill one's soul.“At Sebago we hauled in Perch and whole soulfuls of lovely scenery.”