adj, name ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Without love.

   "Theirs was a loveless marriage: they stayed together even though they didn't care for each other."

Adjective

1. 1
   receiving no love wordnet
2. 2
   without love wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   An unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

unloveddesirelessforsakeninappetentjiltedlovelorn

Example

More examples

"Mary was desperate to find love after leaving a 20-year loveless marriage."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English loveles; equivalent to love + -less.

Etymology 2

Variant of Lovelace.

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