soulless

adjective

soul·​less ˈsōl-ləs How to pronounce soulless (audio)
: having no soul or no greatness or warmth of mind or feeling
soullessly adverb
soullessness noun

Examples of soulless in a Sentence

a government run by soulless bureaucrats These companies are heartless, soulless, money-making machines. The houses in the new development are completely soulless.
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The technology is widely seen as the soulless project of Silicon Valley billionaires whose creativity consists mostly of appropriating other people’s. Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 14 July 2025 Now the eight-episode second season promises more deadpan humor, soulless glares and even a Lady Gaga cameo as Wednesday takes on another eerie supernatural mystery at Nevermore Academy. Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 11 July 2025 Avoid creating content that doesn’t work on LinkedIn: 5 posts to skip AI posts without human insight LinkedIn's algorithm has gotten scary good at detecting soulless content. Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025 Perhaps no human artist could tolerate producing such soulless lackluster, but an AI is unburdened by shame. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for soulless

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of soulless was before the 12th century

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“Soulless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soulless. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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soulless

adverb
soul·​less ˈsōl-ləs How to pronounce soulless (audio)
: having no soul or no greatness or nobleness of mind or feeling
soullessly adverb
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