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harmless
adjective harm·less \ˈhärm-ləs\
: not causing harm : unable to cause harm : not dangerous : not meant to cause harm or offense
Full Definition of HARMLESS
1
: free from harm, liability, or loss
2
: lacking capacity or intent to injure : innocuous <a harmless joke>
— harm·less·ly adverb
— harm·less·ness noun
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First Known Use of HARMLESS
14th century
Related to HARMLESS
- Antonyms
- adverse, bad, baleful, baneful, damaging, dangerous, deleterious, detrimental, evil, harmful, hurtful, ill, injurious, mischievous, nocuous, noxious, pernicious, prejudicial, wicked
HARMLESS Defined for Kids
harmless
adjective harm·less \ˈhärm-ləs\
Definition of HARMLESS for Kids
: not harmful <“… the real issue is Mrs. Granger's reaction to a harmless little experiment with language …” — Andrew Clements, Frindle>
— harm·less·ly adverb
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