adjective
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lacking any humanizing qualities or influences; dead; mechanical
soulless work
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(of a person) lacking in sensitivity or nobility
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heartless; cruel
Other Word Forms
- soullessly adverb
- soullessness noun
Etymology
Origin of soulless
Example Sentences
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To him we’d never be anything but a faceless, soulless pack of workers.
From Literature
It must be crushing to have your music labelled as soulless "slop".
From BBC
"I certainly don't think it's soulless," said Carrick, who won 12 major trophies during his decorated playing career with the Red Devils.
From Barron's
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
Turns out he’s a modern-day Samson: his lack of hair was the reason he was such a soulless ghoul.
From Los Angeles Times
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