1. the quality of expressing deep feeling or emotion, especially in music or art

Examples

• The singer’s soulfulness moved the entire audience to tears.
• His guitar playing had a rare soulfulness that touched everyone who heard it.
• The painting captured the soulfulness of the subject’s expression.
• She sang with such soulfulness that the room fell completely silent.
• The soulfulness in his voice made the simple song unforgettable.
• Critics praised the soulfulness of her performance in the dramatic scene.