breathless
2 syllablesbreath → breathless
Out of breath.
“He was breathless after the race.”
EVERYDAY SUFFIXES · -LESS
22 classroom words with their roots, meanings and example sentences.
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breath → breathless
Out of breath.
“He was breathless after the race.”
care → careless
Not taking enough care.
“A careless mistake cost him a mark.”
count → countless
Too many to count.
“There are countless stars in the sky.”
end → endless
Seeming to have no end.
“The journey felt endless.”
fear → fearless
Not afraid.
“The fearless climber reached the top.”
harm → harmless
Not able to cause harm.
“The spider is harmless.”
help → helpless
Unable to look after yourself.
“The baby bird was helpless.”
home → homeless
Having no home.
“The charity helps homeless people.”
hope → hopeless
With no hope of success.
“The search seemed hopeless until the dog barked.”
meaning → meaningless
Having no meaning.
“The code was meaningless to us.”
pain → painless
Causing no pain.
“The injection was quick and painless.”
point → pointless
Having no purpose.
“Arguing about it is pointless.”
power → powerless
Without power or control.
“We felt powerless to stop the rain.”
price → priceless
Worth more than any price.
“The painting is priceless.”
rest → restless
Unable to keep still.
“The children grew restless on the long trip.”
sleep → sleepless
Without sleep.
“The storm gave us a sleepless night.”
speech → speechless
Unable to speak because of surprise.
“The gift left her speechless.”
spot → spotless
Completely clean.
“The kitchen was spotless.”
taste → tasteless
Having no flavour.
“The soup was tasteless without salt.”
thought → thoughtless
Not thinking about others.
“It was thoughtless to leave her out.”
use → useless
Not useful.
“An umbrella with holes is useless.”
wire → wireless
Without wires.
“The speaker has a wireless connection.”
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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 ↗