adjective
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lacking any humanizing qualities or influences; dead; mechanical
soulless work
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(of a person) lacking in sensitivity or nobility
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heartless; cruel
Other Word Forms
- soullessly adverb
- soullessness noun
Etymology
Origin of soulless
Example Sentences
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If you can’t, leave before you are reduced to a soulless husk of the eager, happy person who walked into that chamber a decade ago.
Sharma has meanwhile said she will not look to "flood our ecosystem with soulless AI slop" in her new role.
From BBC
To him we’d never be anything but a faceless, soulless pack of workers.
From Literature
It must be crushing to have your music labelled as soulless "slop".
From BBC
"I certainly don't think it's soulless," said Carrick, who won 12 major trophies during his decorated playing career with the Red Devils.
From Barron's
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