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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

ungsliebt

Native Script:ungeliebt

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈʊnˌliːpt

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Loveless/ˈlʌv.ləs/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Sie wuchs in einem ungeliebten Zuhause auf."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having no love or lacking feeling, affection, or warmth.

    "They remained trapped in a cold and loveless marriage for decades."
  2. 2

    Not receiving or experiencing love from others.

    "He grew up in a harsh, loveless environment that left lasting emotional scars."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English 'lufu' (love) combined with the suffix '-lēas' (devoid of, lacking), evolving through Middle English 'loveles'. The construction has remained structurally consistent for over a millennium to denote the absence of affection or romantic warmth.

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