loveless
Americanadjective
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without any love.
a loveless marriage.
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feeling no love.
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receiving no love; unloved.
adjective
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without love
a loveless marriage
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receiving or giving no love
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Etymology
Origin of loveless
First recorded in 1275–1325, loveless is from the Middle English word loveles. See love, -less
Example Sentences
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What used to be an alliance of kindred souls is viewed by both sides today as a marriage of convenience, loveless and lacking basic trust.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026
The stakes could not be higher, not least for Maresca, who has had a somewhat loveless relationship with Chelsea fans never fully convinced by the studied passing style which is his trademark.
From BBC • May 11, 2025
At first, the song is one big eye-roll: Just shut up and admit the truth, Chappell insists, before you get trapped in a loveless, heterosexual marriage of convenience.
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2024
Celebrities have remained in loveless, business-driven marriages since the concept of royalty was invented.
From Salon • Oct. 15, 2023
The message of the book is that the Iks have transformed themselves into an irreversibly disagreeable collection of unattached, brutish creatures, totally selfish and loveless, in response to the dismantling of their traditional culture.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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