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How many morphemes are in the word fearlessness?

The word "fearlessness" has three morphemes:

* fear - This is the base morpheme, meaning the root of the word and carries the core meaning.

* less - This is a suffix meaning "without" or "lacking."

* -ness - This is a suffix meaning "the state or quality of being."

Therefore, "fearlessness" is broken down as: fear + less + ness.

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