soulmate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone, especially a romantic partner, with whom one is exceptionally or uniquely compatible or has a special, almost spiritual connection.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

soulmate soulmates soul mate

Etymology

From soul + mate. First attested as soul-mate in an 1822 letter by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Not in common usage before the 1980s.

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