English suffix

-less

privative

Register

native

Productivity

high

freely attaches to new bases

Attaches to

N

Status

Establisheddraft

oed

Words built with -less

hopeless
without hope
hope+-less
fearless
without fear
fear+-less
shameless
without shame
shame+-less
useless
of no use
use+-less
homeless
without a home
home+-less
lifeless
without life
life+-less

Does the same job elsewhere

Functional equivalents, placed in their lanes. Same register is noted; most differ.

English

this affix: -less

    French

    • in-
      functional equivalent; register differs (N vs L)
    • dé(s)-
      register-matched functional equivalent
    • é-
      register-matched functional equivalent
    • mal-
      register-matched functional equivalent

    Hindi

    • -हीन
      functional equivalent; register differs (N vs S)
    • निर्-
      functional equivalent; register differs (N vs S)
    • बे-
      functional equivalent; register differs (N vs P)

    Telugu

    Tamil