soulmate

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soulmate

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

noun soulmates · soul mate

  1. Someone, especially a romantic partner, with whom one is exceptionally or uniquely compatible or has a special, almost spiritual connection. Finding your wonderful soulmate is very similar to the process of sowing a seed and nurturing it into a beautiful blossoming plant.

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noun Someone with whom one has a special connection

Españolalma gemela
한국어천생연분 cheonsaeng'yeonbun
中文靈魂伴侶 /灵魂伴侣 línghúnbànlǚ
Portuguêsalma gémea, alma gêmea
Françaisâme sœur
DeutschSeelenverwandter, Seelenverwandte
Italianoanima gemella
Ελληνικάαδελφή ψυχή adelfí psychí
Русскийзадуше́вный друг zadušévnyj drug, задуше́вная подру́га zadušévnaja podrúga, единомы́шленник jedinomýšlennik, друг се́рдца drug sérdca, подру́га се́рдца podrúga sérdca, ро́дственная душа́ ródstvennaja dušá
Tiếng Việtbạn tri âm, tri kỉ, bạn tri kỉ
العربيةتَوْأَم رُوح tawʔam rūḥ

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"soulmate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/soulmate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{soulmate_2026,
  title = {soulmate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/soulmate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}