English Vocabulary for learners
ADJECTIVES ending in -LESS
from: 'ageless'
to: 'worthless'
The suffix 'less' added to an adjective means 'without' or 'insufficient',
for example: 'fearless' (without fear) or 'careless' (insufficient attention) .
The list below shows some examples of these adjectives.
ADJECTIVE | EXAMPLE OF USE |
ageless | "He's growing old but somehow he looks ageless." |
careless | “After the accident he was accused of careless driving.” |
childless | “The childless couple decided to leave their money to charities.” |
countless | “The family received countless letters of support.” |
cureless | "Unfortunately her illness is cureless." |
defenceless | "Many of the attacks were carried out on defenceless civilians." |
endless | “They had endless conversations on the subject.” |
expressionless | “While he listened his face remained expressionless.” |
fearless | “Those watchdogs are incredibly fearless when faced with a threat.” |
flawless | “You’re lucky. You’ve got flawless skin.” |
harmless | “The dog barks a lot at people but it’s harmless." |
headless | “Investigators are running around like headless chickens." |
heartless | "The dictator is a cruel heartless man." |
heedless | "The boys walked along the edge of the cliff heedless of the danger." |
helpless | "The government is not doing enough to protect helpless orphans." |
homeless | “The floods after the storm left many families homeless.” |
hopeless | “The situation is not as hopeless as it seems.” |
jobless | “Without state benefits many of the jobless would be destitute.” |
lifeless | “The rescuers recovered two lifeless bodies from the wreckage.” "The helicopter landed in a lifeless area with neither animals nor plants." |
mindless | “The demonstration turned into a scene of mindless violence.” |
painless | “Don’t worry. I can assure you it will be painless” said the doctor. |
penniless | “The poor man has no money. He's penniless!” |
powerless | “We were completely powerless against the rising flood water." |
priceless | “Many of the sculptures exhibited are priceless.” |
sleepless | "A new baby is usually the cause of many sleepless nights!" |
speechless | “Her amazing declaration left the audience speechless.” |
tasteless | “The food was disappointing – they found it tasteless.” |
thoughtless | “His thoughtless comments caused a lot of embarrassment.” |
toothless | “The baby greeted us with a big toothless smile.” |
topless | “Topless swimsuits are not allowed on this beach.” |
useless | “The bicycle was so badly damaged that it was useless". |
worthless | “He later discovered that the agreement was worthless.” |