4.81 '-less'

The suffix '-less' can be added to many nouns in order to form negative adjectives.

• They were completely helpless.
• Many people were in tears and almost speechless.
• That was very thoughtless of you.
• ...a cold, heartless smile.

Here is a list of common words which have the suffix '-less':

• breathless, careless, childless, countless, doubtless, endless, harmless, heartless, helpless, homeless, hopeless, landless, lifeless, limitless, meaningless, merciless, mindless, motionless, nameless, needless, pointless, powerless, relentless, restless, senseless, shapeless, speechless, thoughtless, useless, worthless