harmless

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Not able to cause any harm; safe.

   Don't worry, the spider is completely harmless.

2. 2
   adj

   Not meant to hurt or offend anyone.

   It was just a bit of harmless fun.

From Middle English harmles, from Old English *hearmlēas, from Proto-Germanic *harmalausaz (“without harm; harmless”), equivalent to harm + -less. Cognate with German harmlos (“harmless”), Danish harmløs (“harlmess”), Swedish harmlös (“harmless”).

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