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soulless

American  
[sohl-lis] / ˈsoʊl lɪs /

adjective

  1. without a soul.

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

soulless British  
/ ˈsəʊllɪs /

adjective

  1. lacking any humanizing qualities or influences; dead; mechanical

    soulless work

  2. (of a person) lacking in sensitivity or nobility

  3. heartless; cruel

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • soullessly adverb
  • soullessness noun

Etymology

Origin of soulless

First recorded in 1545–55; soul + -less

Example Sentences

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Contrary to popular belief, space food isn’t just freeze-dried packages or long tubes of bland, colorless and soulless slop.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

Hence the importance of prompt engineering, or how to extract the best from these soulless but amazingly powerful association engines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Sharma has meanwhile said she will not look to "flood our ecosystem with soulless AI slop" in her new role.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

In this war lawyers invariably are depicted as soulless and grasping ambulance-chasers unconcerned about their clients’ welfare, and businesses as, well, soulless, grasping and unconcerned about their customers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

People prophesized doom at the hands of a soulless machine.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

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