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Harmless

//ˈhɑːmləs// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Incapable of causing harm or danger; safe.

    "Near-synonyms: benign, innocuous, innocent, undamaging, nonthreatening, unthreatening"

  2. 2
    Not intended to harm; inoffensive.

    "His humor can be annoying but is harmless."

  3. 3
    Unharmed. obsolete
Adjective
  1. 1
    not causing or capable of causing harm wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English harmles, from Old English *hearmlēas, from Proto-Germanic *harmalausaz (“without harm; harmless”), equivalent to harm + -less. Cognate with German harmlos (“harmless”), Danish harmløs (“harlmess”), Swedish harmlös (“harmless”).

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