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
Other Word Forms
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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Everyone in town seems to be getting married off, with the women resigning themselves to the conventional duties of a loveless union.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026
For example, OutKast’s “Hey Ya” sounds happy, but it’s about loveless relationships.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
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
How does Frank transform what seems to be a largely loveless relationship with Spurs fans?
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2026
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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