Saturday, October 18, 2025

Suffixes

 

Less - Sin

A. Feelings & Emotions

 

English

Spanish

Meaning

heartless

sin corazón

without compassion

loveless

sin amor

without love

hopeless

sin esperanza

without hope

fearless

sin miedo

without fear

joyless

sin alegría

without joy

thankless

ingrato / sin agradecimiento

unappreciated

careless

descuidado

without care

thoughtless

irreflexivo / imprudente

inconsiderate

emotionless

sin emoción

showing no emotion

tireless

incansable

never tiring

passionless

sin pasión

lacking passion

merciless

despiadado / sin piedad

showing no mercy

helpless

indefenso

unable to help oneself

restless

inquieto

unable to relax

comfortless

sin consuelo

without comfort

cheerless

triste / apagado

without cheer

trustless

sin confianza

untrustworthy

faithless

infiel / sin fe

disloyal

humorless

sin humor

without humor

remorseless

implacable / sin remordimiento

without remorse

 

B. Life & Existence

 

English

Spanish

Meaning

lifeless

sin vida

without life

motionless

inmóvil

without movement

soundless

silencioso

silent

sightless

ciego / sin vista

blind

breathless

sin aliento

without breath

sleepless

sin sueño / insomne

unable to sleep

nameless

sin nombre

without a name

bloodless

sin sangre

without blood

mindless

sin sentido / tonto

without thought

pitiless

despiadado

showing no pity

senseless

sin sentido

without reason

brainless

tonto / sin cerebro

stupid

ageless

eterno / sin edad

without aging

deathless

inmortal

immortal

friendless

sin amigos

without friends

endless

interminable / sin fin

without end

homeless

sin hogar

without a home

rootless

sin raíces

without roots

parentless

huérfano

without parents

childless

sin hijos

without children

 

C. Ability & Power

 

English

Spanish

Meaning

powerless

impotente / sin poder

without power

speechless

sin palabras

unable to speak

jobless

desempleado

without a job

aimless

sin propósito / sin rumbo

without purpose

artless

ingenuo / sin arte

simple

skilless

sin habilidad

lacking skill

lawless

sin ley

without law

clueless

despistado / sin idea

without understanding

leaderless

sin líder

without a leader

effortless

sin esfuerzo

requiring no effort

voiceless

sin voz

without a voice

trackless

sin camino / sin rastro

without a track

toothless

desdentado

without teeth

wingless

sin alas

without wings

armless

sin brazos

without arms

legless

sin piernas

without legs

sleeveless

sin mangas

without sleeves

penniless

sin dinero

without money

spineless

sin columna / cobarde

without courage

shameless

sin vergüenza

without shame

 

D. Nature & Objects

 

English

Spanish

Meaning

waterless

sin agua

without water

airless

sin aire

without air

cloudless

sin nubes

without clouds

treeless

sin árboles

without trees

leafless

sin hojas

without leaves

seedless

sin semillas

without seeds

snowless

sin nieve

without snow

rainless

sin lluvia

without rain

sunless

sin sol

without sun

starless

sin estrellas

without stars

moonless

sin luna

without moon

shoreless

sin orilla

without a shore

pathless

sin camino

without a path

scentless

sin olor

without smell

colorless

incoloro

without color

flavorless

sin sabor

without flavor

tasteless

insípido

without taste

odorless

inodoro

without odor

formless

sin forma

without form

stainless

sin mancha / inoxidable

without stain

 

E. Abstract & Conceptual

 

English

Spanish

Meaning

meaningless

sin sentido

without meaning

purposeless

sin propósito

without purpose

countless

innumerable

too many to count

doubtless

sin duda

without doubt

faultless

impecable / sin culpa

without fault

priceless

inestimable / de gran valor

beyond price

graceless

sin gracia

without grace

guiltless

inocente / sin culpa

innocent

harmless

inofensivo

without harm

baseless

sin fundamento

without base

useless

inútil

without use

worthless

sin valor

without worth

boundless

ilimitado

without limits

changeless

inmutable

without change

matchless

incomparable

without equal

peerless

sin igual

without rival

seamless

continuo / sin costura

without seams

timeless

eterno / sin tiempo

eternal

stainless

sin mancha / limpio

without stain

tireless

incansable

without tiring

 

English Words Ending in -ful (full of / having a lot of)

 

English

Spanish

Meaning

beautiful

hermoso / bello

full of beauty

wonderful

maravilloso

full of wonder

peaceful

pacífico / tranquilo

full of peace

grateful

agradecido

full of gratitude

thankful

agradecido

feeling thanks

hopeful

esperanzado

full of hope

joyful

alegre / gozoso

full of joy

cheerful

alegre

full of cheer

faithful

fiel

full of faith

successful

exitoso

full of success

thoughtful

atento / considerado

showing thought or care

careful

cuidadoso

taking care

playful

juguetón

full of play

powerful

poderoso

full of power

skillful

habilidoso

full of skill

meaningful

significativo

full of meaning

truthful

veraz

full of truth

respectful

respetuoso

showing respect

resourceful

ingenioso

full of resource or creativity

mindful

consciente / atento

full of awareness

 

English Words Ending in -ness (state or quality of being)

 

English

Spanish

Meaning

absent-mindedness

despiste / distraído

the state of being forgetful

aggressiveness

agresividad

the quality of being aggressive

alertness

alerta

the state of being alert

awkwardness

torpeza / incomodidad

the quality of being awkward

awareness

conciencia / conocimiento

the state of being aware

boldness

valentía / audacia

the quality of being bold

carelessness

descuido / negligencia

lack of care

cheerfulness

alegría / buen humor

the quality of being cheerful

cleanliness

limpieza

the state of being clean

clumsiness

torpeza

the quality of being clumsy

coldness

frialdad

the state of being cold or unfeeling

contentedness

satisfacción

the state of being content

coolness

frescura / tranquilidad

the quality of being calm or cool

darkness

oscuridad

the state of being dark

dullness

aburrimiento / monotonía

the state of being dull

eagerness

entusiasmo

the state of being eager

emptiness

vacío

the state of being empty

fairness

justicia / imparcialidad

the quality of being fair

faithfulness

lealtad / fidelidad

the quality of being faithful

foolishness

necedad / tontería

the state of being foolish