noun · neutral
soul
UK/səʊl/US/soʊl/SOUL
Band 5-6speakingtask2
the spiritual or emotional part of a person; in derivatives, -ful = full of emotion, -less = without spirit
Examples
“His music is soulful and full of feeling.”
“The building felt soulless after the company left.”
“She is a kind soul who always helps others.”
Band 8 sentence
“Her soulful performance moved the audience to tears and earned a standing ovation.”
Collocations
- soulful music
- soulless building
Word family
soul nsoulful adjsoulless adj
Common mistakes
The film is very emotionalful.→The film is very soulful.
This office feels no-soul.→This office feels soulless.
Say it for a higher band
5deep→6emotional→7+soulful
Synonyms
emotional
heartfelt
Easily confused
emotional
“She gave an emotional speech at the farewell party.”
heartfelt
“He offered a heartfelt apology for his mistake.”
Related words
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In -ful / -less
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