Harmlessness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Harmlessness is a noun meaning The characteristic of being harmless.
Meaning
The characteristic of being harmless.
Example Sentences
Already, at this very early date, the ritualists were moving towards the ideal of ahimsa ("harmlessness") that would become the indispensable virtue of the Indian Axial Age.
Word Forms
- harmlessnesses
Synonyms for harmlessness
Depending on context, synonyms include innocence, innocuity.
Antonyms for harmlessness
Common opposites include harmfulness, nocence.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include safety, unharmfulness, harmfulness, innocuousness, unhurtfulness, innocency.
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