Definition of "-less" [-less]

• Without; lacking: blameless. (suffix)
• Unable to act or be acted on in a specified way: dauntless. (suffix)

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• "Until Black's lawyers and Ark Music can reach a resolution over the song, we'll be "Friday"-less for a while."
• "However, the video for "Friday" was pulled off YouTube in June, leaving us "Friday"-less."
• "Within the civil service, 146, 256 staff took part in strike action -less than a third of the total, according to the Cabinet Office."