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Monday, October 13, 2025

Suffixes: Ful, Less, Ness

 

Suffix rule reminder: When you add “-less” to a noun, it becomes an adjective that means “without that noun.”

 💬        A. Feelings & Emotions (Sentimientos y emociones)

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 (Vida y existencia)

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 (Habilidad y poder)

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 (Naturaleza y objetos)

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 (Abstracto y 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

Suffix meaning: “full of” or “having a lot of.”
Spanish equivalent: “-oso / -osa,” “lleno de,” or “con.”


💬 Positive Qualities

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

Mind & Character

English

Spanish

Meaning

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

Negative or Neutral Feelings

English

Spanish

Meaning

fearful

temeroso

full of fear

painful

doloroso

causing pain

sorrowful

triste / apenado

full of sorrow

doubtful

dudoso

full of doubt

forgetful

olvidadizo

full of forgetfulness

regretful

arrepentido

full of regret

spiteful

rencoroso

full of spite

deceitful

engañoso

full of deceit

shameful

vergonzoso

full of shame

wasteful

derrochador

using too much / wasting

Appearance or Description

English

Spanish

Meaning

colorful

colorido

full of color

delightful

encantador

full of delight

graceful

gracioso / elegante

full of grace

tasteful

de buen gusto

full of taste

watchful

vigilante

full of watchfulness

eventful

lleno de acontecimientos

full of events

bountiful

abundante

full of bounty

fanciful

fantasioso

full of fancy / imagination

powerful

poderoso

having power

merciful

misericordioso

full of mercy

 

 

 

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

 Consciousness

Conciencia

The state of being conscious

 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

 mptiness

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

 Forgiveness

Perdón

The act of forgiving

 Friendliness

Amabilidad / Cordialidad

The quality of being friendly

 Fullness

Plenitud / Llenura

The state of being full

 Gentleness

Amabilidad / Ternura

The quality of being gentle

 Gratefulness

Gratitud

The quality of being grateful

 Happiness

Felicidad

The state of being happy






































 

Harshness

Dureza / Severidad

The quality of being harsh

 Harmlessness

Inofensividad

The state of being harmless

 Helplessness

Indefensión

The state of being helpless

Hopelessness

Desesperanza

The state of having no hope

 Hostileness

Hostilidad

The state of being hostile

 Humbleness

Humildad

The quality of being humble

 Hunger

Hambre / (less common: Hungerness)

The state of being hungry

 Idleness

Ociosidad

The state of being idle

 Illness

Enfermedad

The state of being sick

 Impoliteness

Descortesía

The quality of being impolite

 Innocence

Inocencia

The state of being innocent

 Insensitiveness

Insensibilidad

Lack of sensitivity

 Jealousness

Celos

The state of being jealous

 Joyfulness

Alegría

The quality of being joyful

 Kindness

Amabilidad

The quality of being kind

 Laziness

Pereza

The state of being lazy

 Lightness

Ligereza

The quality of being light

 Liveliness

Vitalidad / Animación

The quality of being lively

 Loneliness

Soledad

The state of being alone

 Loudness

Volumen / Sonoridad

The state of being loud

 Madness

Locura

The state of being mad

 Meanness

Tacañería / Crueldad

The quality of being mean or cruel
































































 Neatness

Pulcritud / Orden

The state of being neat

 Nervousness

Nerviosismo

The state of being nervous

 Obedience

Obediencia

The quality of obeying

 Oddness

Rareza

The state of being odd or unusual

 Openness

Apertura

The quality of being open

 Orderliness

Orden / Meticulosidad

The quality of being orderly

 Painfulness

Dolor / Penosidad

The state of being painful


















 

Patience

Paciencia

The quality of being patient

 Politeness

Cortesía / Educación

The quality of being polite

 Powerlessness

Impotencia

The state of having no power

 Preparedness

Preparación

The state of being prepared

 Pridefulness

Orgullo

The quality of being proud

 Quickness

Rapidez

The quality of being quick

 Quietness

Silencio / Tranquilidad

The state of being quiet

 Readiness

Disposición / Preparación

The state of being ready

 Realness

Autenticidad

The quality of being real

 Recklessness

Temeridad / Imprudencia

The state of being reckless






























 

Restfulness

Reposo / Tranquilidad

The quality of being restful

 Richness

Riqueza

The quality of being rich

 Roughness

Aspereza

The quality of being rough

 Sadness

Tristeza

The state of being sad

 Selfishness

Egoísmo

The quality of being selfish

 Sharpness

Agudeza / Nitidez

The quality of being sharp

 Shyness

Timidez

The quality of being shy

 Silliness

Tontería

The state of being silly

 Sickness

Enfermedad

The state of being sick

 Silence

Silencio

The state of being silent





























 Softness


Suavidad

The quality of being soft

 Steadfastness

Firmeza / Constancia

The quality of being steadfast

 Stubbornness

Terquedad / Obstinación

The quality of being stubborn

 Sweetness

Dulzura

The quality of being sweet

 Tenderness

Ternura

The quality of being tender

 Thoughtfulness

Consideración

The quality of being thoughtful

 Tiredness

Cansancio

The state of being tired

 Toughness

Dureza / Fortaleza

The quality of being tough

 Unkindness

Desamabilidad

The quality of being unkind

 Usefulness

Utilidad

The quality of being useful

 Uselessness

Inutilidad

The state of being useless

 Viciousness

Viciosidad / Malicia

The quality of being vicious

 Weakness

Debilidad

The state of being weak

 Willingness

Disposición / Voluntad

The state of being willing

 Wordiness

Verbosidad

The quality of using too many words

 Worthlessness

Inutilidad / Carencia de valor

The state of having no value

 Youthfulness

Juventud / Vitalidad

The quality of being youthful