soulless

adjective

soul·​less ˈsōl-ləs How to pronounce soulless (audio)
: having no soul or no greatness or warmth of mind or feeling
soullessly adverb
soullessness noun

Examples of soulless in a Sentence

a government run by soulless bureaucrats These companies are heartless, soulless, money-making machines. The houses in the new development are completely soulless.
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Perhaps no human artist could tolerate producing such soulless lackluster, but an AI is unburdened by shame. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 July 2025 Adler pointed out that even soulless computer programs can happen to work in certain ways and have certain tendencies. Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 26 June 2025 But that's partly the point, as The Righteous Gemstones often highlights how even the most soulless grifters can be capable of acts of love. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 5 May 2025 What might have been viewed as soulless became its own kind of soul. Jose Valentino Ruiz, The Conversation, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for soulless

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of soulless was before the 12th century

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“Soulless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soulless. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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soulless

adverb
soul·​less ˈsōl-ləs How to pronounce soulless (audio)
: having no soul or no greatness or nobleness of mind or feeling
soullessly adverb
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