Harmfulness

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The characteristic of being harmful. countable, uncountable

    "Once his word was pledged, he was safe: otherwise there was no limit to his capacity for wilful harmfulness."

  2. 2
    the quality of being noxious wordnet
  3. 3
    destructiveness that causes harm or injury wordnet

Synonyms

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poisonousnessairair pollutionbadnessbalefulnessbanefulness

Example

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"Once his word was pledged, he was safe: otherwise there was no limit to his capacity for wilful harmfulness."

Etymology

From harmful + -ness.

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