soul music

noun

A genre of music that originated in black American gospel, characterized by the use of secular lyrics, and an earthy, intensely emotional style.

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Meanings

nounsoul music (uncountable)
  1. uncountableentertainmentA genre of music that originated in black American gospel, characterized by the use of secular lyrics, and an earthy, intensely emotional style.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 靈魂樂 /灵魂乐
  • 靈魂樂 /灵魂乐 (línghúnyuè)music genre
Dutch soul
  • soulmusic genre
Esperanto soulo
  • soulomusic genre
Finnish soul-musiikki, soul
  • soul-musiikkimusic genre
  • soulmusic genre
French soul
  • soulmusic genre
German Soul
  • Soulmusic genre
Greek σόουλ
  • σόουλ (sóoul)music genre
Hebrew נשמה
  • נשמה (neshamá)music genre
Hungarian soulzene, soul
  • soulzenemusic genre
  • soulmusic genre
Japanese ソウル
  • ソウル (souru)music genre
Korean 소울
  • 소울 (soul)music genre
Lithuanian sòulas
  • sòulasmusic genre
Māori puoro kōmanawa
  • puoro kōmanawamusic genre
Norwegian Bokmål soul
  • soulmusic genre
Polish soul
  • soulmusic genre
Portuguese soul
  • soulmusic genre
Romanian muzică soul
  • muzică soulmusic genre
Russian со́ул
  • со́ул (sóul)music genre
Slovak soul
  • soulmusic genre
Swedish soul
  • soulmusic genre
Ukrainian со́ул
  • со́ул (sóul)music genre
Cite this entry
APA

soul music. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soul%20music

MLA

“soul music.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soul%20music. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soul music,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soul%20music.

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