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harmless [ˈhɑːmlɪs] adj
1. not causing any physical or mental damage or injury 2. unlikely to annoy or worry people a harmless sort of man harmlessly adv harmlessness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
harmless adjective 1. safe, benign, wholesome, innocuous, not dangerous, nontoxic, innoxious working at developing harmless substitutes for these gases safe dangerous, destructive, harmful, unsafe, unhealthy, unwholesome 2. inoffensive, innocent, innocuous, gentle, tame, unobjectionable He seemed harmless enough. Translations harmless [ˈhɑːmlɪs] ADJ [person, animal] → inofensivo; [substance, chemical] → inocuo; (= innocent) → inocente harmless [ˈhɑːrmləs] adj [animal, substance] → inoffensif/ive; [joke] → anodin(e); [person] → inoffensif/ive; [hobby, pleasure] → innocent(e) Most spiders are harmless → La plupart des araignées sont inoffensives. harmless adj (= safe) substance, animal → harmlos, ungefährlich; (fig: = inoffensive) person, pleasure, question → harmlos; the bomb was rendered harmless → die Bombe wurde entschärft; this experiment was harmless to the animals → dieses Experiment war für die Tiere ungefährlich; it’s just a bit of harmless fun → es ist nur ein harmloser Spaß harmless [ˈhɑːmlɪs] adj (gen) → innocuo/a, inoffensivo/a; (innocent, conversation, joke) → innocente harmless [ˈhɑːmlɪs] adj (gen) → innocuo/a, inoffensivo/a; (innocent, conversation, joke) → innocente How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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"But you eat harmless things, so it doesn't matter," replied the Tiger. She lived with her single daughter in a very small way, and was considered with all the regard and respect which a harmless old lady, under such untoward circumstances, can excite. Saloon-mates I drank with, who were good fellows and harmless, sober, did most violent and lunatic things when they were drunk. |
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