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harmless
[ hahrm-lis ]
adjective
- without the power or desire to do harm; innocuous:
He looks mean but he's harmless; a harmless Halloween prank.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- without injury; unhurt; unharmed.
harmless
/ ˈɑːɪ /
adjective
- not causing any physical or mental damage or injury
- unlikely to annoy or worry people
a harmless sort of man
Derived Forms
- ˈԱ, noun
- ˈ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·· adverb
- ··Ա noun
Idioms and Phrases
- hold harmless, Law. to relieve from responsibility or liability for any damage or loss. Also save harmless.
Example Sentences
Sharks are known to gather there where warm water is discharged by a local power plant, and especially at this time of year, but they are usually harmless.
Foot and mouth disease is harmless to humans and there are no cases in the UK - but it is highly contagious for animals.
Hey, maybe whoever took the picture made a harmless jab that got a bird flipped in response.
The obesity crisis in India is ballooning - and the seemingly harmless pot belly may be a far bigger villain than we think.
Rickey’s energy is harmless yet seems mysteriously pained by unmet expectations, as when he gently admonishes Glenn: “Loosen up, you haven’t said anything funny.”
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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