Lesson 148

The termination less gives a negative meaning to the derivative; as graceless, without grace.

brain’less sight’less friend’less worth’less cease’less soul’less head’less house’less guile’less friut’less guilt’less noise’less

The affix age signifies the pay for, a state of being, or composed of; as cartage, the pay for carting.

mar’riage fer’ri age vag’a bond age herb’age her’mit age dis ad van’tage wharf’age pat’ron age es’pi on age