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- noun Absence of
love .
Etymologies
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Examples
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By the word nonlove I do not wish to imply that he took a cynical attitude to the young woman, that, as present-day par'lance has it, he looked upon her as a sex object; on the contrary, he was quite fond of her, valued her character and intelligence, and was willing to come to her aid if ever she needed him.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being Kundera, Milan, 1929- 1984
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The Real doesn't have wisdom: therefore it has nonwisdom; it does not have love: therefore it has nonlove; and so on for all the other positive nonformal properties we grasp.
Warranted Christian Belief 1932- 2000
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The two ways in which their memories reacted to the evening storm sharply delimit love and nonlove.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being Kundera, Milan, 1929- 1984
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