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Etymology

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FromMiddle English-les,-leas, fromOld English-lēas(“-less”) (comparelēas(“devoid of, loose from, false”)), fromProto-West Germanic*-laus, fromProto-Germanic*-lausaz, from*lausaz(“loose”). (Not related toless, which derives from*laisiz,*laisizô.) Cognate withScots-less,West Frisian-leas,Saterland Frisian-loos,Dutch-loos(“-less”),Low German-los,German-los,Danish-løs,Swedish-lös,Icelandic-laus. More atlease(“false”).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-less

  1. Lacking (something);without (something). Added usually to a noun to form an adjective signifying a lack of that noun.
    aweless, skill-less, artless, doubtless, countless, soulless, will-less, tireless.
    • 2013 September-October,Henry Petroski, “The Evolution of Eyeglasses”, inAmerican Scientist:
      The ability of a segment of a glass sphere to magnify whatever is placed before it was known around the year 1000, when the spherical segment was called a reading stone, essentially what today we might term a frameless magnifying glass or plain glass paperweight.

Usage notes

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  • Adjectives formed using-less often form nouns by the addition of-ness (e.g.helplessness), but generally do not form nouns by the addition of other noun-forming endings.
  • A notable exception to the usual usage of this suffix is thatdoubtless is usually an adverb, rather than an adjective.

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of“lacking”):-ed,-y,-some (having in considerable amount),-ful (having in abundance)

Derived terms

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Translations

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lacking

Anagrams

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Scots

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Etymology

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FromMiddle English-les, fromOld English-lēas(“-less”).

Suffix

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-less

  1. lacking;without. Added usually to a noun to form an adjective signifying a lack of that noun.
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