Dictionary Definition
harmless adj
1 not causing or capable of causing harm;
"harmless bacteria"; "rendered the bomb harmless" [ant: harmful]
3 not producing any toxic effects
4 unlikely to harm or disturb anyone; "harmless
old man" [syn: innocuous]
5 not threatening to life or health; not
malignant; "a benign tumor is usually harmless" [syn: nonmalignant]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
Derived terms
Translations
incapable of causing harm or danger
- Czech: neškodný
- Dutch: ongevaarlijk
Extensive Definition
The term harmless may be taken in several ways:
- A legal term occurring in the contract law concept of hold harmless (indemnity). See also waiver.
- An in-joke for HGTTG aficionados: see Mostly Harmless.
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
benign,
bright, dependable, fail-safe,
firm, fresh, gentle, guaranteed, guiltless, innocent, innocuous, inoffensive, inviolate, invulnerable, mild, mint, nonmalignant, nonpoisonous, nontoxic, nonvirulent, painless, pristine, reliable, riskless, safe, scatheless, sound, stable, steady, trustworthy, unbroken, unbruised, undamaged, undamaging, undangerous, undefaced, undeformed, undemolished, undestroyed, unfaded, unharmed, unhazardous, unhurt, unhurtful, unimpaired, uninjured, uninjurious, unmaimed, unmangled, unmarked, unmarred, unobnoxious, unoffending, unperilous, unprecarious, unrisky, unscarred, unscathed, unscratched, unshattered, unspoiled, untorn, untouched, unwithered, unworn, virgin, warranteed