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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Bad or soulless or maybe just a little more shallow, I guess.
From Los Angeles Times
No less powerful in rolling back years are Krystal Joy Brown and Katie Rose Clarke as the talented wives who become collateral damage in Frank’s soulless quest for fame and riches.
From Los Angeles Times
It sounds extremely hypocritical because I write a Substack devoted to online shopping, but I find scrolling for hours on end a soulless experience.
From Los Angeles Times
Google doesn’t plan to start making every ad with AI, according to Wong, who said he understands the most common criticisms of AI advertising as being soulless or artificial.
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday condemned the world's failure to stop millions of people from going hungry, blaming a "soulless economy" and calling on others to rethink their lifestyles and priorities.
From Barron's
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