loveless

loveless
love NOUN 1) an intense feeling of deep affection. 2) a deep romantic or sexual attachment to someone. 3) a great interest and pleasure in something. 4) a person or thing that one loves. 5) (in tennis, squash, etc.) a score of zero. [ORIGIN: apparently from the phrase play for love (i.e. the love of the game, not for money).]
VERB 1) feel love for. 2) like very much. 3) (loving) showing love or great care.
love me, love my dog — Cf. ↑love me, love my dog
make love — Cf. ↑make love
there's no love lost between — Cf. ↑there's no love lost between
DERIVATIVES loveless adjective lovingly adverb.
ORIGIN Old English, related to LEAVE(Cf. ↑leaver) and LIEF(Cf. ↑L).

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  • Loveless — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Loveless », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Loveless est un adjectif anglais qui signifie …   Wikipédia en Français

  • loveless — love|less [ lʌvləs ] adjective without love: a loveless marriage/relationship: He was trapped in a loveless marriage. ─ opposite LOVING …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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