"harmless" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈhɑːmləs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhɑɹmləs/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-harmless.ogg Forms: more harmless [comparative], most harmless [superlative]
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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|harmles}} Middle English harmles, {{inh|en|ang|*hearmlēas}} Old English *hearmlēas, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*harmalausaz||without harm; harmless}} Proto-Germanic *harmalausaz (“without harm; harmless”), {{suffix|en|harm|less}} harm + -less, {{cog|de|harmlos||harmless}} German harmlos (“harmless”), {{cog|da|harmløs||harlmess}} Danish harmløs (“harlmess”), {{cog|sv|harmlös||harmless}} Swedish harmlös (“harmless”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} harmless (comparative more harmless, superlative most harmless)
  1. Incapable of causing harm or danger; safe. Translations (incapable of causing harm or danger): zərərsiz (Azerbaijani), няшко́дны (njaškódny) (Belarusian), бясшко́дны (bjasškódny) (Belarusian), безвре́ден (bezvréden) (Bulgarian), безоби́ден (bezobíden) (Bulgarian), inofensiu (Catalan), 無害 (Chinese Mandarin), 无害 (wúhài) (Chinese Mandarin), neškodný [masculine] (Czech), ongevaarlijk (Dutch), onschadelijk (Dutch), harmiton (Finnish), inoffensif (French), harmlos (German), unschädlich (German), ungefährlich (German), ártalmatlan (Hungarian), neamhdhíobhálach (Irish), neamhurchóideach (Irish), 無害な (mugai na) (alt: むがいな) (Japanese), зарарсыз (zararsyz) (Kazakh), 무해의 (muhae'ui) (Korean), innocuus (Latin), oney (note: of person) (Manx), meenieuagh (note: of insect, reptile) (Manx), māhaki (Maori), innoffensif (Norman), harmløs (Norwegian Bokmål), ضررسز (zararsız) (Ottoman Turkish), زیانسز (ziyansız) (Ottoman Turkish), nieszkodliwy [masculine] (Polish), inofensivo [masculine] (Portuguese), nevătămător (Romanian), inofensiv (Romanian), безвре́дный (bezvrédnyj) (Russian), безоби́дный (bezobídnyj) (Russian), neškodný (Slovak), inocuo (Spanish), inofensivo (Spanish), benigno (Spanish), ofarlig (Swedish), zararsız (Turkish), zyýansyz (Turkmen), нешкідли́вий (neškidlývyj) (Ukrainian), diniwed (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-harmless-en-adj-ZFHb1Sue Disambiguation of 'incapable of causing harm or danger': 75 24 1
  2. Not intended to harm; inoffensive.
    Sense id: en-harmless-en-adj-s3Mcgb2G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Turkmen translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 63 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 26 71 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 69 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 59 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 23 73 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 23 74 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 23 74 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 22 75 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 23 74 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 22 78 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 74 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 22 78 0 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 22 74 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 24 73 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 22 75 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 20 80 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 23 73 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 22 75 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 20 80 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 21 76 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 22 75 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 22 75 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 25 72 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 24 72 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 21 72 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 24 73 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 23 73 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 23 74 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 20 80 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 25 72 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 19 81 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 22 75 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 22 75 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkmen translations: 25 72 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 22 75 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 22 78 0
  3. (obsolete) Unharmed. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-harmless-en-adj-ObQ2jmFm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: benign, innocent, innocuous, undamaging Derived forms: harmlessly, harmlessness, hold harmless, save harmless
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      "sense": "incapable of causing harm or danger",
      "word": "zərərsiz"
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      "sense": "incapable of causing harm or danger",
      "word": "無害"
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      "word": "ongevaarlijk"
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      "word": "harmiton"
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      "sense": "incapable of causing harm or danger",
      "word": "inoffensif"
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      "sense": "incapable of causing harm or danger",
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      "sense": "incapable of causing harm or danger",
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      "code": "ko",
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      "roman": "muhae'ui",
      "sense": "incapable of causing harm or danger",
      "word": "무해의"
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      "sense": "incapable of causing harm or danger",
      "word": "innocuus"
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      "note": "of person",
      "sense": "incapable of causing harm or danger",
      "word": "oney"
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      "note": "of insect, reptile",
      "sense": "incapable of causing harm or danger",
      "word": "meenieuagh"
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      "sense": "incapable of causing harm or danger",
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      "sense": "incapable of causing harm or danger",
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      "sense": "incapable of causing harm or danger",
      "word": "harmløs"
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      "code": "ota",
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      "roman": "zararsız",
      "sense": "incapable of causing harm or danger",
      "word": "ضررسز"
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      "roman": "ziyansız",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "incapable of causing harm or danger",
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      "word": "nieszkodliwy"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "incapable of causing harm or danger",
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      "word": "inofensivo"
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      "sense": "incapable of causing harm or danger",
      "word": "nevătămător"
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      "sense": "incapable of causing harm or danger",
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      "roman": "bezvrédnyj",
      "sense": "incapable of causing harm or danger",
      "word": "безвре́дный"
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      "sense": "incapable of causing harm or danger",
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "incapable of causing harm or danger",
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      "sense": "incapable of causing harm or danger",
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      "sense": "incapable of causing harm or danger",
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      "sense": "incapable of causing harm or danger",
      "word": "ofarlig"
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "incapable of causing harm or danger",
      "word": "zararsız"
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      "sense": "incapable of causing harm or danger",
      "word": "zyýansyz"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "neškidlývyj",
      "sense": "incapable of causing harm or danger",
      "word": "нешкідли́вий"
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      "sense": "incapable of causing harm or danger",
      "word": "diniwed"
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