soul
The spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality, often believed to live on after the person's death.
Noun 4 meanings
The spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality, often believed to live on after the person's death.
The spirit or essence of anything.
Life, energy, vigor.
Cultural consciousness and pride among people of African American heritage.
Adjective 1 meaning
Characteristic of or pertaining to African American culture.
Verb 1 meaning
To beg on All Soul's Day.
Etymology
From Middle English soule, sowle, saule, sawle, from Old English sāwol (“soul, life, spirit, being”), from Proto-West Germanic *saiwalu, from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō (“soul”), of an uncertain ultimate origin (see there for further information).
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SOUL at a glance
SOUL has 4 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (S 1 + O 1 + U 1 + L 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,603 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with soul
All rhymes- FOUL7
- GHOUL9
- AFOUL8
- OVERSOUL11
- BEFOUL11
- NOUL4
- CONTROUL10
- ROUL4
- CAGOUL9
- DEFOUL10
- ENSOUL6
- INSOUL6
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