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loveless

American  
[luhv-lis] / ˈlʌv lɪs /

adjective

  1. without any love.

    a loveless marriage.

  2. feeling no love.

  3. receiving no love; unloved.

loveless British  
/ ˈlʌvlɪs /

adjective

  1. without love

    a loveless marriage

  2. receiving or giving no love

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Other Word Forms

  • lovelessly adverb
  • lovelessness noun

Etymology

Origin of loveless

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

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