soul S3 W3 the part of a person that is not physical, and that
contains their character, thoughts, and feelings. Many people
believe that a person's soul continues to exist after they have
died [↪ spirit]: the immortality of the soul It was as if those
grey eyes could see into the very depths of her soul. in
somebody's soul the restlessness deep in his soul the souls of
the dead used in particular phrases to mean 'a person'
happy/sensitive/brave/simple etc soul He is really quite a
sensitive soul. not a soul in sight/not a soul to be seen The
night was dark and still, and there was not a soul in sight.
poor (old) soul (=used to show pity for someone) The poor old
soul had fallen and broken her hip. a type of popular music that
often expresses deep emotions, usually performed by black
singers and musicians: musicalso soul music [uncountable]APM He
listens to a lot of soul. a soul band sense of
beauty[uncountable] the ability to be emotionally affected by
art, music, literature etc: My brother thinks that anyon