单词 | soulful |
释义 | soulfuln. As much as a soul can hold or contain. Usually with of. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills other specific things > specific immaterial things soulful1637 yearful1852 lifeful1860 1637 S. Rutherford Let. 1 May (1848) clxviii. 312 I am sure, that if Christ pity anything in me next to my sin, it is pain of love for an armful and soulful of himself, in faith, love, and begun fruition. 1649 in Select Biogr. (Wodrow Soc.) I. 406 He did so long (as he said) for his soulful of the well of life. a1849 T. L. Beddoes Second Brother i. ii, in Poems (1851) I. 21 I speak all wrong, And lose a soul-full of delicious thought By talking. 1902 A. B. Davidson Called of God x. 268 Except a man be washed, and have a whole soulful of spiritual faculties awake within him, he cannot see the Kingdom of God. 2002 P. Clairmont et al. Women of Faith Daily Devotional xxvi. 287 When the stores of life are closed..we can always get a soulful of strength and peace from God. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). soulfuladj.adv. 1. Full of soul or feeling; of a highly emotional, spiritual, or aesthetic nature; expressing or evoking deep emotion. Also: displaying such qualities in an affected way; artificially emotional or sentimental; characterized by excessive sensibility. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > capacity for emotion > sensitiveness or tenderness > [adjective] softc1175 mild-hearteda1200 moll1386 tender-hearted1539 melch-hearted1552 tenderly1567 feeling1583 frail1590 tender1595 tender-minded1608 sensible1631 high-strung1653 emollid1656 tender-natured1656 sensitive1735 sentimental1749 soulful1837 weak-hearted1841 the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > manifestation of emotion > [adjective] > indicating emotion > indicating deep emotion intense1684 soulful1837 feelingful1848 souly1911 1837 Dublin Univ. Mag. Mar. 277 The nightingales, unduteous, Also fly to Sing their soulful songs in far lands. 1840 C. F. Hoffman Greyslaer II. ii. xiv. 85 She turned..to the soulful face of her lover. 1863 A. Gilchrist Life W. Blake xxii Very striking and soulful is the general effect [of an engraving]. 1870 A. D. T. Whitney We Girls ix. 151 Mother and Madam Pennington looked at each other with soulful eyes. 1882 L. C. Lillie Prudence 48 Who can be soulful and an athlete? 1882 B. Harte Flip iii. 47 The poetic, soulful side of his mission was delicately indicated by a pale blue necktie. 1907 Daily Chron. 17 May 3/7 A soulful little French play-poem, Coppée's ‘Le Passant’. 1931 A. Huxley Music at Night 18 When the great obvious truth is affirmed..in a series of soulful close-ups..the sensitive can only wince. 1942 E. Ferber Saratoga Trunk (new ed.) x. 196 She dismissed Bean with a soulful smile and a honeyed good day. 2004 N.Y. Mag. 17 May 63/1 Frequent soulful glances heavenward,..much post-performance kissy-face. 2. Originally U.S. Characterized by soul (soul n. 3c); (esp. of music) expressive of African-American culture. Also used as adv. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > folk music > [adjective] > race or soul race1923 soulful1947 soul1960 1947 Billboard 14 June 138/2 The sensuous and sultry singing of Billie Holiday..with each of the familiar ballad songs tailor-made for her blue and soulful jazz phrasings. 1964 Amer. Folk Music Occas. No. 1. 46 I sing my song more soulful. 1973 Black World Apr. 9/1 ‘Soul’ is a highly valued concept among Afro-Americans. Soulful behavior may be called something else by some Afro-Americans, but its value remains. 1973 Black Panther 15 Sept. 15/1 The audience is encouraged to join hands with their neighbors and all standing sway with the soulful music. 2007 Bizarre Sept. 113/2 The soulful, blues-tinged singer is cemented to one spot onstage for most of the show. Derivatives ˈsoulfully adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > capacity for emotion > sensitiveness or tenderness > [adverb] quicklyOE tenderlya1400 tender1424 feelingly1706 susceptibly1785 sensitively1824 tinderly1825 soulfully1841 uncynically1895 1841 Musical World 30 Dec. 424 Co-thinking individuals, corporeally two, but soulfully one, were of the same opinion with ourselves. 1881 W. S. Gilbert Patience i. 9 I am soulfully intense. 1979 Daily Tel. 23 Apr. 15/2 Her two daughters,..one bitter and promiscuous, one soulfully virginal, appeared as remote from everyday living as folklore princesses. 1994 W. Farrell Myth Male Power (rev. ed.) iv. 77 I counted about thirty migrant workers in fewer than six blocks, each looking soulfully into the eyes of every passerby. 2001 Premiere Sept. 92/3 The four deleted scenes amplify..the club scene in which Sara's jazzbo dad soulfully plays the trumpet. ˈsoulfulness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > capacity for emotion > sensitiveness or tenderness > [noun] feeling?c1400 tendernessc1440 heart1557 nicety1583 toucha1586 apprehension1605 tender-heartedness1607 sensibility1609 sensibleness1613 acuteness1644 exquisiteness1650 susceptivity1722 sensation1744 soul1748 susceptibility1753 sensitivity1773 sensitiveness1788 affettuoso1791 sensibilité1817 soulfulness1842 mild-heartedness1849 susceptiveness1873 sensitivism1877 tender-mindedness1907 1842 C. F. Hoffman Vigil of Faith 81 Those eyes....wherein such soulfulness has birth. 1882 Advance (Chicago) 20 Apr. 249 She..carried the audience by her dignity, earnestness and soulfulness. 1893 Nation 9 Feb. 110/2 Languages vary, as do individuals, in genius or soulfulness. 1920 School Arts Mag. Sept. 36/2 You can talk about the uplift and the soulfulness of art, but it's got to be a practical business proposition. 2005 Time Out N.Y. 20 Oct. 88/1 She manages to convey that soulfulness without oversinging. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1637adj.adv.1837 |
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