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What are suffixs -less?

The suffix "-less" is a common English suffix that indicates the absence of something. It is used to form adjectives from nouns, meaning "without" or "lacking" the thing the noun refers to.

Here are some examples:

* Homeless: Without a home

* Hopeless: Without hope

* Effortless: Without effort

* Fearless: Without fear

* Meaningless: Without meaning

* Sleepless: Without sleep

There are a few things to remember about using "-less":

* The noun it attaches to must be a thing that can be absent. For example, you can be "hopeless" because hope is something you can lack, but you can't be "chairless" because chairs are objects, not qualities.

* Sometimes "-less" is added to verbs to form adjectives. This usually indicates the absence of the action of the verb. For example: "speechless" (unable to speak), "thoughtless" (lacking thought).

The "-less" suffix is a versatile tool for creating new adjectives and describing things that lack a particular quality.

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