| 释义 |
-less
\lə̇s\ adjective suffix
Etymology: Middle English -les, -lesse, from Old English -lēas, from lēas devoid, false; akin to Old Saxon lōs loose, false, Middle Dutch los loose, Old High German lōs, Old Norse lauss loose, Gothic laus empty, Old English losian to get lost, perish — more at lose
1. : destitute of : not having : free from
< witless >
< childless >
< fatherless >
< doubtless >
2. : beyond the range of — in adjectives formed from nouns of action
< countless >
3. : unable or lacking power to be acted on or to act (in a specified way) — in adjectives formed from verbs
< resistless >
< dauntless >
< quenchless >
< tireless >
< fadeless >
< ceaseless > |