soulless

[ sohl-lis ]

/ ˈsoʊl lɪs /

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adjective

without a soul.

lacking in nobility of soul, as persons; without spirit or courage.

Words nearby soulless

soul sister, soul-destroying, soul-kiss, soul-searching, soulful, soulless, soult, sound, sound and the fury, the, sound as a bell, sound barrier

Origin of soulless

First recorded in 1545–55; soul + -less

OTHER WORDS FROM soulless

soul·less·ly, adverbsoul·less·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for soulless

But from the anguish of soulless industrial lagers rises the emancipation of artisan brewing.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama|Jeff Campagna|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There is certainly a lucrative yet dignified sweet spot between small time micro-brewer and soulless mass-producer.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama|Jeff Campagna|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It's hard to say what's more terrifying—the soulless army of Stepford wives or the dead-eyed Nicole Kidman.
9 New Movies to Stream on Netflix This June|The Daily Beast|June 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They hand out brochures to potential investors that say things like “You are not dealing with a soulless corporation.”
American Dreams, 1924: ‘So Big’ by Edna Ferber|Nathaniel Rich|March 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The county town in Guangshan looks shabby and soulless, and is surrounded by flat countryside.
An Oral History of Mao’s Greatest Crime|Zhou Xun|November 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Of course there were soulless brutes who would marry only for money.
Comrade Yetta|Albert Edwards
I slept the sleep of the blind and deaf and soulless until her touch woke my soul into being.
One Day|Anonymous
There are plenty of virtuous married women who are as grasping as the most soulless underworlder.
Swirling Waters|Max Rittenberg
How could he when he had only his beautiful but soulless wife Chiara Fancelli to paint from?'
Romance of Roman Villas|Elizabeth W. (Elizbeth Williams) Champney
But as for the body, it suffers no pain when it is soulless; and even when animate it can suffer only by the soul's suffering.
The City of God, Volume II|Aurelius Augustine

British Dictionary definitions for soulless

soulless

/ (ˈsəʊllɪs) /

adjective

lacking any humanizing qualities or influences; dead; mechanicalsoulless work

(of a person) lacking in sensitivity or nobility

heartless; cruel

Derived forms of soulless

soullessly, adverbsoullessness, noun

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soulless

adjective

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Origin of soulless

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British Dictionary definitions for soulless

adjective

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