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lack-loves

lack-loves is the plural of lack-love.

Meaning of lack-love

Noun

lack-love (plural lack-loves)

  1. (obsolete) A heartless person; someone who is uncaring and indifferent to love.
    • Pretty soul! she durst not lie / Near this lack-love, this kill-courtesy.c. 1595–1596, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, act 2, scene 2, lines 76–77

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Questions about lack-loves

What is lack-loves the plural of?
Lack-loves is the plural of lack-love.

Words near lack-loves in the dictionary

  1. lack-learning
  2. lack-life
  3. lack-linen
  4. lack-looks
  5. lack-love
  6. lack-loves
  7. lack-lustre
  8. lack-mind
  9. lack-minds
  10. lack-pity
  11. lack-wit

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