: 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.
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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
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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
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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 
: having no soul or no greatness or nobleness of mind or feeling
soullessly
adverb
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