Word family noun love lover loveliness. lovey adjective lovable ≠ unlovable loveless lovely loving unloved verb love adverb lovingly
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlovelesslove‧less /ˈlʌvləs/ adjective LOVEwithout loveloveless marriage/childhood/relationship etcExamples from the Corpus
loveless• She thought with remorse of the missed opportunity, for breaking the depressing pattern of loveless affairs.• Another marriage - probably as chill and loveless as the last - or a comparable prison in her father's house.• Forcing her into a loveless marriage the same way he's forcing you pair into marrying the Costello sisters.• a loveless marriage• Her primary target is the arranged or loveless marriage.• They shared their responsibilities for the smooth running of Zone I with the enthusiasm of those bound by a loveless marriage.• An ancient discouragement welled up in his chest, the feeling of a loveless moment.• Davis' siblings appear less scarred by their loveless upbringing, according to prosecutors.• In Conradin's lonely, loveless world, his imagination was the only thing that kept him alive.loveless marriage/childhood/relationship etc• Her primary target is the arranged or loveless marriage.• They shared their responsibilities for the smooth running of Zone I with the enthusiasm of those bound by a loveless marriage.• It told a story of an empty and loveless marriage, of dreams shattered and hope vanquished.• Forcing her into a loveless marriage the same way he's forcing you pair into marrying the Costello sisters.• He knew he was forcing his two sons into loveless marriages with the Costello sisters so that they could gain the Costello acres. 