soulmaten.

Brit.

/ˈsəʊlmeɪt/, U.S.

/ˈsoʊlˌmeɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: soul n., mate n.²

Etymology: < soul n. + mate n.²

A person who shares a deep understanding or bond with another; esp. one ideally suited to another as a lover or spouse.

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1822 S. T. Coleridge Let. to Young Lady in Lett., Conversat., & Recoll. (1836) II. 89 You must have a Soul-mate as well as a House or a Yoke-mate.

1847 Howitt's Jrnl. 6 Mar. 128/2 She could be neither soul-mate nor help-mate to such a man.

1880 Atlantic Monthly June 852/2 This man—as ineffable a prig, by the way, as his ‘soul-mate’—comes to the rescue..[and] marries her the next day.

1915 F. M. Hueffer Good Soldier iii. v. 202 He thought that Mrs Basil had been his soul-mate.

1924 Amer. Mercury Dec. 500/2 Young, of the New Republic and the New York Times, is his soul-mate.

1976 N. Botham & P. Donnelly Valentino ix. 71 Convinced that he had found the woman who would be his life's soulmate.

2006 Psychologies (U.K. ed.) July 14/3 We all hope to make a few deep and lasting friendships, but... we can have other friends who are fun, kind or useful rather than being soulmates.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	soulmate
释义	soulmaten. Brit. /ˈsəʊlmeɪt/, U.S. /ˈsoʊlˌmeɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: soul n., mate n.² Etymology: < soul n. + mate n.² A person who shares a deep understanding or bond with another; esp. one ideally suited to another as a lover or spouse. ΚΠ 1822 S. T. Coleridge Let. to Young Lady in Lett., Conversat., & Recoll. (1836) II. 89 You must have a Soul-mate as well as a House or a Yoke-mate. 1847 Howitt's Jrnl. 6 Mar. 128/2 She could be neither soul-mate nor help-mate to such a man. 1880 Atlantic Monthly June 852/2 This man—as ineffable a prig, by the way, as his ‘soul-mate’—comes to the rescue..[and] marries her the next day. 1915 F. M. Hueffer Good Soldier iii. v. 202 He thought that Mrs Basil had been his soul-mate. 1924 Amer. Mercury Dec. 500/2 Young, of the New Republic and the New York Times, is his soul-mate. 1976 N. Botham & P. Donnelly Valentino ix. 71 Convinced that he had found the woman who would be his life's soulmate. 2006 Psychologies (U.K. ed.) July 14/3 We all hope to make a few deep and lasting friendships, but... we can have other friends who are fun, kind or useful rather than being soulmates. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1822
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