: of, relating to, or characteristic of Black Americans or their culture
It will feature various local musicians such as Faithe, Rashawn Stallworth and Jamal Steele, all who embody a hip-hop and soul style to their music. Kamal Morgan
Noun the souls of the dead He could not escape the guilt that he felt in the inner recesses of his soul. Some poor soul was asking for handouts on the street. a village of barely a hundred souls
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Everyone burst out into one soul-slicing dirge of laughter that seeped into the next room, into Doug’s ears. Stephanie Hayes, Sun Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2022 The event, hosted by Ellicott City Partnership, kicks off Friday at 5:30 p.m., and continues Saturday from noon to 8 p.m., with artists performing a range of music, including acoustic, Americana, blues, funk, jazz, rock and soul. Allana Haynes, Baltimore Sun, 13 Sep. 2022 Yes, this is a real, honest-to-God soul singer: no autotune effects, no flattening croon that approximates laptop software, no double-time rhythm meant to approximate a rapper’s inflections. Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2022 The music itself aligns too, with Emerson’s late-‘70s brand of soft rock and blue-eyed soul audibly in thrall to Wilson’s writing and densely layered production style. Guy Lodge, Variety, 9 Sep. 2022 Yando turns Poirot into an everyman figure, not the usual idiosyncratic gotcha figure but a struggling soul lost in a sea of moral difficulty. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 From Tennessee, Memphis to be precise, comes the blues/soul band Southern Avenue. David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022 Chief progenitors of the Minneapolis sound alongside friend/mentor Prince, the soul/funk/rock band churned out a string of hits between 1981-1990. Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 8 Sep. 2022 This neo-soul singer/rapper tells their stories in both a blunt and a tender way. Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022
Adjective
Learn soul line-dances choreographed to R&B, jazz, gospel and Latin tunes. Linda Mcintosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 9 July 2018 Soul QB Dan Raudabaugh threw for nine touchdowns and was named the game's MVP.baltimoresun.com, 13 Aug. 2017 Harper’s Cabin Learn about the history, nutrition and culture of African American foods, and about how soul food became important to African American families, their churches and social gatherings.Washington Post, 26 July 2017 Among its fans is soul artist Jimmy Levy of Miami, who was encouraged by his manager to try RecordGram, Mendelson said. Nancy Dahlberg, miamiherald, 23 June 2017 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English soule, from Old English sāwol; akin to Old High German sēula soul
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1