loveless

[luhv-lis]

adjective

1. without any love.

   a loveless marriage.

2. feeling no love.

3. receiving no love; unloved.

loveless

/ ˈlʌvlɪs /

adjective

1. without love

   a loveless marriage

2. receiving or giving no love

Other Word Forms

• lovelessness noun
• lovelessly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of loveless¹

First recorded in 1275–1325, loveless is from the Middle English word loveles. See love, -less

Example Sentences

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.

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Perhaps it's not surprising that the so-called loveless landslide has been followed by a rude awakening.

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The judge, Mrs Justice Dame Mary Stacey, said Ricotta "used controlling and coercive behaviour" against his spouse and "tried to intimidate Maria into staying in a loveless marriage" before he "slaughtered" her and her son.

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By 1972, at just 26, she felt "trapped" in a "loveless marriage" and was almost driven to harm herself.

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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.

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