love·less·ness
plural -es
1
: want of love for others
2
: failure to receive the love of others
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 May 2026
The urn containing her ashes sits conspicuously on the mantlepiece in her parents’ loveless bedroom.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
That revulsion, though, is usually expressed tonally rather than verbally—in the loveless couplings, or in the cold white privacy of yet another bathroom stall.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
The dogs involved in breeding, meanwhile, often live a lonely, loveless existence.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
But still a loveless option for Becka, who has unrequited feelings for Agnes.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 May 2026
The urn containing her ashes sits conspicuously on the mantlepiece in her parents’ loveless bedroom.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
That revulsion, though, is usually expressed tonally rather than verbally—in the loveless couplings, or in the cold white privacy of yet another bathroom stall.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
The dogs involved in breeding, meanwhile, often live a lonely, loveless existence.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025
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“Loveless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loveless. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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