Standard Lemma guide

loveless

adj · name · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: L AH1 V L AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Without love.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

An unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

receiving no love

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a loveless childhood

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

without love

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a loveless marriage

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Variant of Lovelace.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: প্রেমহীন (premohin) — without love
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無愛情的 /无爱情的 (wú àiqíng de) — without love
  • Danish: kærlighedsløs — without love
  • Dutch: liefdeloos — without love
  • Esperanto: senama — without love
  • Finnish: rakkaudeton — without love
  • French: sans amour — without love
  • German: ohne Liebe — without love
  • German: lieblos — without love
  • German: herzlos — without love
  • Middle English: loveles — without love
  • Norwegian: kjærlighetsløst — without love
  • Portuguese: sem amor — without love
  • Portuguese: desamoroso — without love
  • Russian: без любви́ (bez ljubví) — without love
  • Spanish: desamorado — without love
  • Swedish: kärlekslös — without love
  • Telugu: ప్రేమలేని (prēmalēni) — without love
  • Turkish: sevgisiz — without love
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