What does the suffix '-less' mean?

• A. Full of
• B. Without
• C. Relating to direction
• D. Reminiscent of

Answer: (B)

The suffix -less signals absence or lacking something. When you add it to a word, you describe someone or something that does not have the quality or thing named by the base word. For example, fearless means without fear, homeless means without a home, endless means without an end, and tireless means without tiring.

That’s why this option is the best choice: it captures the idea of lacking, not having that quality.

The other ideas point to different meanings. A suffix that means “full of” is -ful, as in joyful or hopeful. A suffix meaning direction would be clues like -ward or -toward. And a suffix meaning “resembling” would be -like or -esque.