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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If you can’t, leave before you are reduced to a soulless husk of the eager, happy person who walked into that chamber a decade ago.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
Sharma has meanwhile said she will not look to "flood our ecosystem with soulless AI slop" in her new role.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
"I certainly don't think it's soulless," said Carrick, who won 12 major trophies during his decorated playing career with the Red Devils.
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
How soulless is it to order a handbag costing well into four figures and have it come in a plain cardboard box overnight?
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2025
He stood once more and again in his high flat house without sides to it and without a roof with his soulless sword standing upright in his hand.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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