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Definition of
-less suffix
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
-less
suffix
suffix
NAmE
/
/
ləs
/
/
(
in adjectives
)
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1
without
treeless
meaningless
2
not doing; not affected by
tireless
selfless
-lessly
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(
in adverbs
)
hopelessly
-lessness
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(
in nouns
)
helplessness
See
-less
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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-less
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less
determiner
less
adverb
less
preposition
little
adverb
no less
much less
nonetheless
adverb
less and less
less is more
no less than…
more or less
none the less
nothing less than
couldn't care less
the more, less, etc…, the more, less, etc…
the less/least said the better
in (less than/next to) no time
the less, more, etc.., the less, more, etc..,
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Idioms
no less
much less
less and less
less is more
no less than…
more or less
none the less
nothing less than
couldn't care less
the more, less, etc…, the more, less, etc…
the less/least said the better
in (less than/next to) no time
the less, more, etc.., the less, more, etc..,
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Nearby words
lesion
noun
Lesotho
noun
-less
suffix
less
determiner
less
adverb