soul mate

Or soulmate

noun

1. a person with whom one has a strong affinity, shared values and tastes, and often a romantic bond.

   I married my soul mate; you don't get much luckier than that.

soul mate

noun

1. a person for whom one has a deep affinity, esp a lover, wife, husband, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of soul mate¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

A fellow globe-trotting adventurer, game hunter, storyteller, and an old bodyguard to Sun Yat Sen. The closest thing to a soul mate he found in town.

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Wilson recalled feeling like she and Musk were "soul mates" and he was her own "Alexander the Great" in the lead-up to their wedding.

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She wanted it all, but comedy was her true soul mate.

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Teresa said they had lost their “brother, friend and soul mate”.

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“Your soul mate statistically is in China,” she quips.

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Related Words

• alter ego 
• confidante