soul-searching
soul-searching · more soul-searching · most soul-searching
Involving probing introspection, or a critical consideration of one's conscience,…Involving probing introspection, or a critical consideration of one's conscience, especially motives and values.
UK/ˈsəʊlsəːtʃɪŋ/US/ˈsoʊlˌsəɹtʃɪŋ/
Meaning
1 sensesInvolving probing introspection, or a critical consideration of one's conscience, especially motives and values.
Origin
From soul + searching; the noun is derived from the adjective.From soul + searching; the noun is derived from the adjective.
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Forms
more soul-searching, most soul-searching| Comparative | more soul-searching Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most soul-searching Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.