loveless

adjective

love·​less ˈləv-ləs How to pronounce loveless (audio)
1
: having no love
a loveless relationship
2
: not loved
lovelessly adverb
lovelessness noun

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However, in a loveless relationship, physical affection can feel mechanical or transactional. Mark Travers, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024 Alex: Speaking of husbands, is another one of the secrets, perhaps, how many of these women are in loveless marriages? Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 27 Sep. 2024 To be loved, baby, hard, at once, and forever, to strengthen you against the loveless world. James Baldwin, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2024 Couples like Stede and Mary were all but forced into loveless marriages. TIME, 5 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for loveless 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of loveless was in the 14th century

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“Loveless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loveless. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.

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