English Explanatory Dictionary

harmless

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Incapable of causing harm or danger; safe.
  2. Not intended to harm; inoffensive.
  3. Unharmed.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɑːmləs/ /ˈhɑɹmləs/ en-us-harmless.ogg

Word forms

harmless more harmless most harmless

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”).

Synonyms

unharmful nonharmful benign innocuous innocent undamaging nonthreatening unthreatening unscathed

Antonyms

harmful deleterious damaging threatening

Derived words

harmlessly harmlessness hold harmless save harmless
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