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soul
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- pronunciation:
- sol
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the part of human beings separate from the physical body that is thought of as the center of feeling, thought, and spirit.
Some religions teach that a person's soul goes to heaven when he or she dies.- synonyms:
- spirit
- antonyms:
- body
- similar words:
- feeling, intellect, interior, self
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| definition 2: |
the central or most important part of something.
She is the soul of the team; without her, we would be nothing.- synonyms:
- essence, kernel, substance
- similar words:
- basis, being, blood, flavor, heart, life, marrow, nucleus, pith, spirit
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| definition 3: |
a nearly perfect example of a quality.
He is the soul of honesty.- similar words:
- spirit
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| definition 4: |
a human being; person.
She is a kind soul.- synonyms:
- individual, person
- similar words:
- being, creature, human, mortal
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| related words: |
being, flavor, ghost, heart, human, nucleus |
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The words soul, sol, and sole sound alike but have different meanings.
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