Modal verbs are used to express ideas such as possibility, intention, obligation and

necessity.
CAN, COULD, WILL, WOULD, SHALL, SHOULD, OUGHT TO, DARE and NEED are
some examples.


What Does the Suffix Less Mean?

In the English language, the suffix 'less' means 'without.' When 'less' is added to the end
of a word, that shifts the word's meaning to indicate that whatever that quality is or was,
it is not there. For example, 'loveless' means 'without love.'

The suffix -ful has been derived from the English word "full" and the literal meaning is
"full of". Some meanings are can be a little more abstract and it may be harder to
understand the meaning the first time you meet these words. For example the suffix -ful
can also mean "characterised by or given, able or tending to be something".

NOTE: the suffix -ful is written with only one 'l'.
Bill is hopeful of receiving a job offer. - Literally "Bob is full of hope".
Mary brought in an armful of washing. - Literally "Mary's arm are full".
We ate a wonderful meal in the new Japanese restaurant. - "Full of wonder" is not the right
meaning here. 'Excellent' is a better translation.

Often the suffices -ful and -less and be found in pairs:
thought thoughtful : thoughtless
help helpful : helpless
law lawful : lawless
However there are many case when the adjective ending in -ful does not have the corresponding
adjective ending in -less and vice versa
sleep sleepful : sleepless
beauty beautiful : beautiless
NOTE: it is more common for the adjective ending in -less not to have the corresponding adjective
ending in -ful.