Harmless
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhɑːmləs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Harmless is an adjective meaning Incapable of causing harm or danger; safe.
Meaning
Incapable of causing harm or danger; safe.
More Meanings
- Not intended to harm; inoffensive.
- (obsolete) Unharmed.
Example Sentences
His humor can be annoying but is harmless.
This snake looks nearly the same as its poisonous cousin but is harmless.
Near-synonyms: benign, innocuous, innocent, undamaging, nonthreatening, unthreatening
The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite.[…]Can those harmless but refined fellow-diners be the selfish cads whose gluttony and personal appearance so raised your contemptuous wrath on your arrival?
Synonyms for harmless
Depending on context, synonyms include benign, innocuous, innocent, undamaging, nonthreatening, unthreatening.
Antonyms for harmless
Common opposites include harmful, deleterious, damaging, threatening, noxious.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include innocuous, innoxious, innocent, inoffensive, uncontroversial, unoffending.
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