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EVERYDAY SUFFIXES · -LESS

Words ending
in -less.

22 classroom words with their roots, meanings and example sentences.

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-less words, A–Z.

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breathless

2 syllables

breath → breathless

Out of breath.

“He was breathless after the race.”

careless

2 syllables

care → careless

Not taking enough care.

“A careless mistake cost him a mark.”

countless

2 syllables

count → countless

Too many to count.

“There are countless stars in the sky.”

endless

2 syllables

end → endless

Seeming to have no end.

“The journey felt endless.”

fearless

2 syllables

fear → fearless

Not afraid.

“The fearless climber reached the top.”

harmless

2 syllables

harm → harmless

Not able to cause harm.

“The spider is harmless.”

helpless

2 syllables

help → helpless

Unable to look after yourself.

“The baby bird was helpless.”

homeless

2 syllables

home → homeless

Having no home.

“The charity helps homeless people.”

hopeless

2 syllables

hope → hopeless

With no hope of success.

“The search seemed hopeless until the dog barked.”

meaningless

3 syllables

meaning → meaningless

Having no meaning.

“The code was meaningless to us.”

painless

2 syllables

pain → painless

Causing no pain.

“The injection was quick and painless.”

pointless

2 syllables

point → pointless

Having no purpose.

“Arguing about it is pointless.”

powerless

3 syllables

power → powerless

Without power or control.

“We felt powerless to stop the rain.”

priceless

2 syllables

price → priceless

Worth more than any price.

“The painting is priceless.”

restless

2 syllables

rest → restless

Unable to keep still.

“The children grew restless on the long trip.”

sleepless

2 syllables

sleep → sleepless

Without sleep.

“The storm gave us a sleepless night.”

speechless

2 syllables

speech → speechless

Unable to speak because of surprise.

“The gift left her speechless.”

spotless

2 syllables

spot → spotless

Completely clean.

“The kitchen was spotless.”

tasteless

2 syllables

taste → tasteless

Having no flavour.

“The soup was tasteless without salt.”

thoughtless

2 syllables

thought → thoughtless

Not thinking about others.

“It was thoughtless to leave her out.”

useless

2 syllables

use → useless

Not useful.

“An umbrella with holes is useless.”

wireless

2 syllables

wire → wireless

Without wires.

“The speaker has a wireless connection.”

Meanings and examples are written for this site and checked against Merriam-Webster (4 November 2026). Syllable counts come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary and can vary with accent. Related endings: -ly words · -ment words · -ity words · -able words · -ness words · -ful words · -ous words · -ible words · -ing words · -er words · -est words · -al words · -ive words · -ize words. How we choose words ↗