soul mate
or soul·mate
- 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.
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Origin of soul mate
First recorded in 1815–25
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Examples from the Web for soul mate
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I have been looking for you for years and years and I have found you at last, my soul-mate.
The Girl on the BoatPelham Grenville Wodehouse
"She was my soul-mate," proceeded Eustace with quiet determination.
The Girl on the BoatPelham Grenville Wodehouse
In his wife he found, at the same time, a true helpmate and soul-mate.
CharacterSamuel Smiles
She made a few large eyes at you; you thought at once that you saw your soul-mate.
MountainClement Wood
Had Jimmy any doubt of who his soul-mate was, before, that talk settled it.
Polly and Her Friends AbroadLillian Elizabeth Roy
soul mate
- a person for whom one has a deep affinity, esp a lover, wife, husband, etc
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