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[ hahrm-lis ]
/ ˈhɑrm lɪs /
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adjective

without the power or desire to do harm; innocuous: He looks mean but he's harmless; a harmless Halloween prank.
without injury; unhurt; unharmed.

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Words related to harmless

innocuous, simple, naive, powerless, gentle, innocent, inoffensive, painless, nontoxic, guiltless, inoperative, kind, manageable, reliable, safe, sanitary, soft, sound, sure, trustworthy

Words nearby harmless

harlow, harm, harm's way, harmattan, harmful, harmless, harmolodics, harmonia, harmonic, harmonic analysis, harmonic conjugates

Idioms for harmless

    hold harmless, Law. to relieve from responsibility or liability for any damage or loss.Also save harmless.

Origin of harmless

1250–1300; Middle English. See harm, -less

OTHER WORDS FROM harmless

harm·less·ly, adverbharm·less·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for harmless

harmless
/ (ˈhɑːmlɪs) /

adjective

not causing any physical or mental damage or injury
unlikely to annoy or worry peoplea harmless sort of man

Derived forms of harmless

harmlessly, adverbharmlessness, noun
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