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Wiktionary

  1. -lesssuffix

    Lacking (something)

  2. Etymology: From -leas, from leas, from lausaz. Not related to less, which derives from laisiz. Cognate to los, -los.

Webster Dictionary

  1. -less

    a privative adjective suffix, denoting without, destitute of, not having; as witless, childless, fatherless

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of -less in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of -less in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of -less in a Sentence

  1. Charles Horton Cooley:

    It is partly to avoid consciousness of greed that we prefer to associate with those who are at least as greedy as we ourselves. Those who consume much less are a reproach.

  2. Jaco Minnaar:

    Especially in the western parts of the country this is not the first year of drought for some farmers, it is the fifth or the sixth year that they have had less than normal yields or less than normal income, we certainly will see less hectares than we did last year and less hectares than we expected in October when the farmers published their intention.

  3. Nicole Saphier:

    The media's coverage of the entire pandemic has been politicized, hence my book ‘Panic Attack,’ the rare cases of severe disease in children are sensationalized rather than reporting of the bigger picture. To date, less than 0.03% of confirmed Covid-19 cases in children have resulted in death, a number likely overestimated as children are less likely to be tested.

  4. Lee Hardman:

    The developments in Greece have prompted some concerns among global investors, at least in the near-term, which is boosting safe-haven demand for the yen, it's probably fair to say Greece could leave the euro and it would have less of an impact than in 2012, but it would be dangerous.

  5. Holly Richmond:

    I think young singles having less sex boils down to them having more choice. They can be picky, and they are, if it can't be a stellar experience, they'd rather not bother when they know they can go home to great porn and high-quality toys that deliver grade-A orgasms.

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