-less
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
-less/lɪs/
▶suffix forming adjectives and adverbs.
- 1 (from nouns) not having; free from: flavourless.
- 2 (from verbs) not affected by or not carrying out the action of the verb: tireless.
– derivatives
-lessly suffix,
-lessness suffix.
-lessly suffix,
-lessness suffix.
– origin OE -lēas, from lēas ‘devoid of’.
'-less' also found in these Oxford entries:
abate
- absolute alcohol
- accusal
- acid
- actual bodily harm
- acute
- airmiss
- alleviate
- along
- ancillary
- annual
- archive
- arioso
- assuage
- avuncular
- backward
- basilect
- behind
- benignant
- blue-chip
- blunt
- blur
- B-side
- canopy
- canter
- careless
- catalytic converter
- cheer
- class
- clear
- cloud
- colt
- comfort
- commute
- complement
- compress
- comprise
- concertante
- confederation
- confuse
- convection
- convention
- conventual
- cool
- critical angle
- cruiser
- cuboid
- current
- damp
- dampen
