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loveless

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++love·less /ˈlʌvləs/ adjective  LOVEwithout love 没有爱的loveless marriage/childhood/relationship etc 没有爱的婚姻/童年/关系等
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lovelessShe 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 marriageHer 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 etcHer 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.
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loveless
loveless /ˈlʌvləs/ adjective
 Word Family: adjective: lovableUNLOVABLE, loveless, lovely, loving, unloved; noun: love, lover, loveliness., lovey; verb: love; adverb: lovingly
without love
    loveless marriage/childhood/relationship etc


love·lessBrE /ˈlʌvləs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlʌvləs/ 🔊 adjectivewithout love 没有爱的;无爱情的a loveless marriage没有爱情的婚姻