loveless
adjective
loveless is spelled L-O-V-E-L-E-S-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, loveless means “Without love” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in loveless?
| Letters | 8: L-O-V-E-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,267th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is loveless?
Loveless appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce loveless?
Loveless has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of loveless
- more loveless comparative
- most loveless superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does loveless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Without love.
Theirs was a loveless marriage: they stayed together even though they didn't care for each other.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Loveless in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense without love:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sans amour |
| German | ohne Liebe, lieblos, herzlos |
| Portuguese | sem amor, desamoroso |
| Spanish | desamorado |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does loveless come from?
From Middle English loveles; equivalent to love + -less.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).