harmless

English

Etymology

harm +‎ -less

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhɑːmləs/

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Adjective

harmless (comparative more harmless, superlative most harmless)

1. incapable of causing harm or danger
2. not intended to harm; inoffensive
3. safe

Antonyms

• harmful

Derived terms

• harmlessly
• harmlessness

Translations

incapable of causing harm or danger

• Czech: neškodný (cs) m
• Dutch: ongevaarlijk (nl)
• Finnish: harmiton (fi)
• German: harmlos (de), unschädlich (de), ungefährlich (de)
• Hungarian: ártalmatlan (hu)
• Irish: neamhdhíobhálach (ga), neamhurchóideach (ga)
• Japanese: 無害な (ja) (mugai na)

• Jèrriais: innoffensif
• Polish: nieszkodliwy (pl) m
• Portuguese: inofensivo (pt) m
• Russian: безвре́дный (ru) (bezvrédnyj), безоби́дный (ru) (bezobídnyj)
• Spanish: inocuo (es), inofensivo (es)
• Swedish: ofarlig (sv)