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harm·less

(härm′lĭs)

adj.

1. Not causing or incapable of causing harm.

2. Not intended to harm or offend; inoffensive.

a. Of or relating to an error in a trial that would not change the outcome and therefore does not call for a reversal of the case on appeal.

b. Not giving rise to legal liability: an agreement to treat another party's behavior as harmless.

harm′less·ly adv.

harm′less·ness n.

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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.

ˈharmlessly adv

ˈharmlessness n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

harm•less

(ˈhɑrm lɪs)

adj.

1. without the power or desire to do harm; innocuous: a harmless prank.

2. without injury; unhurt; unharmed.

[1250–1300]

harm′less•ly, adv.

harm′less•ness, n.

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Adj.

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.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

harmless

adjective

1. Devoid of hurtful qualities:

hurtless, innocent, innocuous, inoffensive, unoffensive.

2. Free from guilt or blame:

blameless, faultless, guiltless, innocent, irreproachable, lily-white, unblamable.

Slang: clean.

Idiom: in the clear.

Translations

غَيْرُ مُؤذِيّغَيْر مُضِر، غَيْر مُؤْذٍ

neškodný

harmløsuskadelig

harmlos

ακίνδυνος αβλαβής αζήμιος

inofensivo inocuo

harmiton

inoffensif sûr bénin

bezopasan

meinlaus, skaîlaus

innocuo inoffensivo

無害な

무해한

onschadelijk

ufarlig uskadelig harmløs

nieszkodliwy

inofensivo

безвредный

nenevarenneškodljiv

oförarglig

ไม่มีอันตราย

zararsız

vô hại

无害的

harmless

[ˈhɑːmlɪs] ADJ [person, animal] → inofensivo; [substance, chemical] → inocuo; (= innocent) → inocente

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

harmless

[ˈhɑː^rmləs] 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.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

harmless

adj (= safe) substance, animal → harmlos, ungefährlich; (fig: = inoffensive) person, pleasure, question → harmlos; the bomb was rendered harmless → die Bombe wurde entschärft; this experiment was harmless to the animals → dieses Experiment war für die Tiere ungefährlich; it’s just a bit of harmless fun → es ist nur ein harmloser Spaß

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

harmless

[ˈhɑːmlɪs] adj (gen) → innocuo/a, inoffensivo/a; (innocent, conversation, joke) → innocente

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

harm

(haːm) noun

damage; injury; distress. I'll make sure you come to no harm; He meant no harm; It'll do you no harm to go.

verb

to cause (a person) harm. There's no need to be frightened – he won't harm you.

ˈharmful adjective

doing harm. Medicines can be harmful if you take too much of them.

ˈharmless adjective

not dangerous or liable to cause harm. Don't be frightened of that snake – it's harmless.

ˈharmlessly adverb

ˈharmlessness noun

out of harm's way

in a safe place. I'll put this glass vase out of harm's way, so that it doesn't get broken.

harmless

→ غَيْرُ مُؤذِيّ 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

harmless

a. inofensivo-a, inocuo-a.

harmless

adj inofensivo, que no hace daño

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"I can assure you that I am quite a harmless person, though."

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