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harmless

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harm·less  (härmls)
adj.
1. Not causing or incapable of causing harm.
2. Not intended to harm or offend; inoffensive.
3. Free from loss or legal liability: Under the agreement, I would be held harmless if the other parties defaulted.

harmless·ly adv.
harmless·ness n.

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
Adj.1.harmless - not causing or capable of causing harm; "harmless bacteria"; "rendered the bomb harmless"
benignant, benign - pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; "a benign smile"; "the benign sky"; "the benign influence of pure air"
innocuous - not injurious to physical or mental health
painless - not causing physical or psychological pain; "painless dentistry"
safe - free from danger or the risk of harm; "a safe trip"; "you will be safe here"; "a safe place"; "a safe bet"
atoxic, nontoxic - not producing or resulting from poison
harmful - causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking"

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, animalharmlos, ungefährlich; (fig: = inoffensive) person, pleasure, questionharmlos; the bomb was rendered harmlessdie Bombe wurde entschärft; this experiment was harmless to the animalsdieses Experiment war für die Tiere ungefährlich; it’s just a bit of harmless funes 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

harmless غير مؤذ neškodný harmløs harmlos ακίνδυνος inofensivo harmiton inoffensif bezopasan innocuo 無害な 무해한 onschadelijk ufarlig nieszkodliwy inofensivo безвредный oförarglig ไม่มีอันตราย zararsız vô hại 无害的


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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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