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: having no soul or no greatness or warmth of mind or feeling
soullessly
adverb
soullessness
noun
Synonyms
- affectless
- callous
- case-hardened
- cold-blooded
- compassionless
- desensitized
- hard
- hard-boiled
- hard-hearted
- heartless
- indurate
- inhuman
- inhumane
- insensate
- insensitive
- ironhearted
- merciless
- obdurate
- pachydermatous
- pitiless
- remorseless
- ruthless
- slash-and-burn
- stony
- stoney
- stonyhearted
- take-no-prisoners
- thick-skinned
- uncharitable
- unfeeling
- unmerciful
- unsparing
- unsympathetic
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
But overall, Last Knight is the most soulless, video-game-esque Transformers movie.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
Perhaps in order not to give the boys too much heavy lifting in the acting department, the script generally is less interested in the brothers’ grief than in Michael’s rediscovery of a heart, an organ obviously not required in the soulless world of real estate.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Once cut, Austin is untethered, easily swept away in the latest economic and social changes, and easily replaced by other cities that are similarly ephemeral and soulless.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 18 June 2024
In the Jodie Foster–directed Money Monster, his soulless character gets taken hostage during a live taping of his show by a gun-toting man (Jack O’Connell) who took his stock tips and went bust in the process.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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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 13 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
soulless
adverb
soul·less
ˈsōl-ləs
: having no soul or no greatness or nobleness of mind or feeling
soullessly
adverb
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