Suffixes
by Julie Combes
Suffixes: -ful and -less
Only a few of these have common, exact opposites with –less.
Words in italics are not exact opposites, or are very uncommon.
Words in bold are common words you should learn.
Copy common, useful, adjectives into your personal dictionary with nouns they can describe.
For example: a beautiful model, a careful worker, a careless driver, a colorful dress
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beautiful |
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careful |
careless |
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cheerful |
cheerless |
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colorful |
colorless |
| countless | |
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deceitful |
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delightful |
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disgraceful |
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doubtful |
doubtless |
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dreadful |
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dutiful |
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| effortless | |
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faithful |
faithless |
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fearful |
fearless |
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forgetful |
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graceful |
graceless |
| grateful | |
| harmful | harmless |
| hateful | |
| heartless | |
| helpful | helpless |
| hopeful | hopeless |
| joyful | joyless |
| lawful | lawless |
| merciful | merciless |
| painful | painless |
| peaceful | |
| playful | |
| pointless | |
| powerful | powerless |
| relentless | |
| remorseful | remorseless |
| restful | restless |
| shameful | shameless |
| skilful | |
| sinful | sinless |
| sorrowful | |
| successful | |
| tearful | tearless |
| tactful | tactless |
| thankful | thankless |
| thoughtful | thoughtless |
| truthful | |
| useful | useless |
| wasteful | |
| wonderful | |
| wrongful | |
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youthful |
