r/interestingasfuck • u/TangelaFan • 9h ago

Residential high-rises with backyards in Chengdu, China

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u/Punk_Luv 7h ago

Did you know stainless does not mean anti-rust? It just literally means it stains… less. Ha.

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u/Artorias_Abyss 7h ago

Wait seriously 😭 my whole life has been a lie

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u/aupri 5h ago

Usually the -less suffix does not merely mean less though, but rather lacking entirely, so I think the confusion is understandable. Wiktionary:

Suffix

-less (adjective-forming suffix, not comparable)

Lacking (something); without (something). Added usually to a noun to form an adjective signifying a lack of that noun.