-LESS


Meaning of -LESS in English

-less /ləs/ BrE AmE suffix [in adjectives]

[ Language: Old English ; Origin: -leas , from leas 'lacking, false' ]

1 . without something:

I felt powerless.

a childless couple

tasteless food

2 . not doing or using something:

You’re too careless.

It’s perfectly harmless.

3 . not possible to treat or affect in a particular way:

on countless occasions

She’s tireless.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.