Unloved
/ˌʌnˈlʌvd/noun
Not loved or not held in affection.
Did you know?Unlike words such as mortgage or disaster, unloved has no hidden occult origin — its power comes from the blunt Old English prefix un- plus loved, a stark linguistic act of removal.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*leubh-
“to care for, desire, love”
Old English
OE
un-
“a prefix meaning not, opposite of, or lacking”
Old English
OE
lufian
“to love, feel affection for”
Middle English
ME
unloved
“not loved; lacking affection”
Modern English
English
unloved
“not loved or not held in affection”