Meanings
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1
adj
lacking love, affection, or emotional warmth
They endured a loveless marriage held together only by duty.
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2
adj
not receiving love or affection
The neglected child grew up in a loveless household.
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Etymology
From Middle English loveles, formed from love + -less. The suffix marks absence, yielding both the active sense 'showing no love' and the passive sense 'receiving no love.'