loveless

adjective

love·​less ˈləv-ləs How to pronounce loveless (audio)
1
: having no love
a loveless relationship
2
: not loved
lovelessly adverb
lovelessness noun

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As landslides go, Starmer’s was loveless. — Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025 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 The dogs involved in breeding, meanwhile, often live a lonely, loveless existence. — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025 But still a loveless option for Becka, who has unrequited feelings for Agnes. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for loveless

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of loveless was in the 14th century

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