loveless

[ luhv-lis ]

adjective

1. without any love:

   a loveless marriage.

2. feeling no love.
3. receiving no love; unloved.

loveless

/ ˈlʌvlɪs /

adjective

1. without love

   a loveless marriage

2. receiving or giving no love

Derived Forms

• ˈlovelessness, noun
• ˈlovelessly, adverb

Other Words From

• loveless·ly adverb
• loveless·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of loveless¹

First recorded in 1275–1325, loveless is from the Middle English word loveles. See love, -less

Example Sentences

By 1972, at just 26, she felt "trapped" in a "loveless marriage" and was almost driven to harm herself.

From Salon

At first, the song is one big eye-roll: Just shut up and admit the truth, Chappell insists, before you get trapped in a loveless, heterosexual marriage of convenience.

From BBC

Announcing his decision in the Telegraph, he wrote that he could "unite" the party and "overturn Starmer's loveless landslide".

From BBC

Reading on the other hand remain stuck with unpopular owner Dai Yongge in a loveless marriage with points deductions aplenty last season, and this, and a divorce settlement still not reached.

From BBC

There was still drama, of course, but about his personal life - in one of the most popular episodes, he revealed he had been in a loveless marriage for many years and had a son.

From BBC