harmless
adjective
Origin of harmless
Synonyms for harmless
Related Words for harmless
innocuous, simple, naive, powerless, gentle, innocent, inoffensive, painless, nontoxic, guiltless, inoperative, kind, manageable, reliable, safe, sanitary, soft, sound, sure, trustworthyExamples from the Web for harmless
Contemporary Examples of harmless
Knowing the fellow to be both poor and harmless, I quietly gave him one.
Of the over 100 strains, the majority are harmless and a healthy immune system will fight it without a person ever realizing it.
A harmless woman is being harassed online by a nerdy subculture.
Are you not defeating the cause by demonstrating violence in your response to a nonviolent, harmless kid?
How could you tell the real, dangerous zombies apart from the harmless fakers?
The Case Against Cards Against Humanity: Is Max Temkin a Horrible Person? (Does It Matter?)Arthur Chu
July 29, 2014
Historical Examples of harmless
He's harmless, with his drawl and his round pink face that shines with admiration.
The Bacillus of BeautyHarriet Stark
Thus our conversation ran--decorous and harmless enough, in all conscience.
In the ValleyHarold Frederic
But the harmless chearfulness of their conversation did not last long.
ImogenWilliam Godwin
I am as harmless and as chearly as the little red-breast that pecks out of my hand?
ImogenWilliam Godwin
And especially the cruel to the poor, harmless dumb creatures.