Definitions
not causing or capable of causing harm
Word origin
From Middle English harmles, from Old English *hearmlēas, from Proto-Germanic *harmalausaz (“without harm; harmless”), equivalent to harm + -less.
Used in a sentence
“Near-synonyms: benign, innocuous, innocent, undamaging, nonthreatening, unthreatening”
“This snake looks nearly the same as its poisonous cousin but is harmless.”
“His humor can be annoying but is harmless.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Not dangerous”8 letters
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