soulless
/ˈsoʊl.ləs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
As if without a soul; insensitive, unfeeling.
Example Sentences
- "Go backe I warrant thee: but Ile catch thine eyes / Though they had wings. Slaue, Soule-leſſe, Villain, Dog. / O rarely baſe!"
- "Oh! who young Leila's glance could read / And keep that portion of his creed / Which saith, that woman is but dust, / A soulless toy for tyrant's lust?"
- "“Done?” he said, with a soulless sneer in the word."
- "Number One had never before seen a woman, but the sight of this one awoke in the unplumbed depths of his soulless breast a great desire to lay his hands upon her."
- "But I do believe there’s another path—one that fuels growth and innovation, and offers the clearest route to individual opportunity and national success. It does not require succumbing to a soulless capitalism that benefits only the few, but rather recognizes that economies are more successful when we close the gap between rich and poor, and growth is broadly based."
- "St Pancras is no longer soulless. The NRA accolade says it all: its soul is back where it truly belongs!"
Etymology
From Middle English soulelez; equivalent to soul + -less. Compare Old English sāwollēas; the Middle English word likely is a re-formation.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsoʊl.ləs/
- British English: /ˈsəʊl.ləs/
Inflected Forms
more soulless (comparative)
most soulless (superlative)