loveless.

Lacking love, affection, or a loving bond.

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Words that belong together

• loveless marriage
• loveless childhood

On the page

The novel follows two people trying to escape a loveless marriage.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Comparative more loveless; superlative most loveless when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, character. Commonness: moderately common.