Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Characterized by an absence of love.
- adjective Exhibiting or feeling no love; unloving.
- adjective Receiving no love; unloved.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Void of love; unloving; wanting tenderness or kindness.
- Not loved; not attracting love; unlovable.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Void of love; void of tenderness or kindness.
- adjective Not attracting love; unattractive.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Without
love .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective without love
- adjective receiving no love
Etymologies
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Examples
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And, on the other hand, 30-something women who suddenly find themselves in loveless marriages and just want to break free and live life a little.
Global Voices in English » Alex Castro: A liberal, libertarian and libertine Brazilian blogger 2009
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Readers who love the character of Anna Karenina can disagree with Tolstoy that God should (and will) punish women stuck in loveless marriages, and who fall under the spells of heedless cads, and who are subsequently ostracized by polite society and former friends.
"What do YOU do when your favorite author turns out to be a puppy-kicker?" Roger Sutton 2009
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It was what they call a loveless marriage, pretty much sexless although Margo is almost 6, so there is that.
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It was what they call a loveless marriage, pretty much sexless although Margo is almost 6, so there is that.
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Every homophobe should rent the movie “Brokeback Mountain” and realize that there are many men in loveless marriages to females who secretly go fishing with their buddies, but really are secret lovers who wish they could be hitched!
Think Progress » Bush schedules pandering session for Monday. 2006
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It was a long-term loveless marriage that was characterized by a lack of care, compassion, understanding.
Bitter Harvest Ann Rule 2000
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He is generally described as a loveless old man, but his biographers seem to forget the influences that surrounded his childhood.
Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail Harry A. Lewis
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Betty Driver of Coronation Street recalls loveless childhood
BBC News - Home 2011
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The prevalence of "loveless" unions and "cheating" spouses begs the question: are the Chinese unhappy?
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The prevalence of "loveless" unions and "cheating" spouses begs the question: are the Chinese unhappy?
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