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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loveless

/lˈʌvləs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables
love-less
IPA
/lˈʌvləs/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without love.

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more loveless (comparative) most loveless (superlative) Lovelesses (plural)

Derived Forms

Lovelace lovelessly lovelessness

Questions

How do you pronounce loveless?
The recorded pronunciation is /lˈʌvləs/.
What does loveless mean?
Without love.
Where does loveless come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce loveless

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