English Vocabulary for ESL learners
ADJECTIVES ending in -LESS
The suffix 'less' added to an adjective.
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.” |
| 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.” |
| 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." |
| homeless | “The number of homeless people continues to increase.” |
| hopeless | “The situation is not hopeless as it seems.” |
| jobless | “Without state benefits many of the jobless would be destitute.” |
| mindless | “The demonstration turned into a scene of mindless violence.” |
| painless | “Don’t worry. I can assure you it will be painless.” |
| 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.” |
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