loveless

adjective

love·less ˈləv-ləs

: having no love

a loveless relationship

: not loved

lovelessly adverb

lovelessness noun

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Seeking sense to her loveless existence, at least in the novel Ana attracts the predatorial lust of Magistral Fermín de Pas, her sensual confessor at La Vetusta cathedral, as well as the attentions of local Don Juan Álvaro Mejías. — John Hopewell, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026 And there’s something kind of cool about a practical, loveless joint venture. — Taylor Tomlinson, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2026 In Practical Magic 2, a multi generational family of witches, cursed to be loveless for centuries, attempts to break the spell by confronting dark secrets and sacrificing for each other. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026 This love had taken the form of a man precisely in order to conciliate the loveless hearts of men and women. — Literary Hub, 10 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for loveless

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14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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