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unlove

unlove

9.8
A feeling of no love or affection in a relationship
  • noun
  • /ʌnˈlʌv/
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  • His poem captured the feeling of unlove that lingered after the heartbreak.

Examples

  • The unlove...

    Highway (2002)

  • The couple's unlove left them feeling distant and disconnected.

  • She experienced a deep sense of unlove after the end of their relationship.

Synonyms

lovelessness
vsunlove
7.0

A life with no love or affection

focuses on absence or loss of affection specifically within relationships

Antonyms

love
∞ 1.0

A strong feeling of care and liking for someone or something

How Loving

love
∞ 1.0
affection
317 1.4
indifference
71 4.6
unlove
9.8
dislike
  • Texting
49 1.0
hatred
394 1.9

Surface Forms

unlove singular
unloves plural

Morphology

unlove = love (transparent) = un + love

The meaning is directly compositional: 'un-' negates 'love' to express the absence or loss of love.

Etymology

Unlove is built from un- meaning 'not' and the common word love. It names the feeling when love is gone or lost, so it means the 'absence of love' between people.