What does harmful mean?

Definitions for harmful
ˈhɑrm fəlharm·ful

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. harmfuladjective

    causing or capable of causing harm

    "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking"

Wiktionary

  1. harmfuladjective

    of a kind likely to be damaging; injurious

    Wear a hat to protect your skin from harmful sunlight.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Harmfuladjective

    Hurtful; mischievous; noxious; injurious; detrimental.

    Etymology: harm and full.

    His dearly loved squire
    His spear of heben-wood behind him bare,
    Whose harmful head, thrice heated in the fire,
    Had riven many a breast with pike-head square. Fa. Queen.

    Let no man fear that harmful creature less, because he sees the apostle safe from that poison. Joseph Hall.

    The earth brought forth fruit and food for man, without any mixture of harmful quality. Walter Raleigh, History.

    For flax and oats will burn the tender field,
    And sleepy poppies harmful harvests yield. John Dryden, Georg.

Wikipedia

  1. Harmful

    Harmful is a rock band from Frankfurt, Germany, founded in 1992 and frequently compared to early Helmet and more occasionally to Blackmail. The band has released eight albums to date, the first two and the last three on independent labels (BluNoise, Steamhammer and Nois-o-lution), the third (which was produced by Dave Sardy, who also produced the latest album Cause) and fourth via BMG. 2007 saw the release of Harmful's seventh album, aptly titled 7, produced by Billy Gould, former member of Faith No More. Gould has subsequently joined the band as a fourth member and also took part in the tour supporting the album in early 2007. In the past, Harmful has toured with bands like Slayer, Machine Head, Clutch, Paradise Lost, Therapy?, LaFaro, and Helmet.

ChatGPT

  1. harmful

    Harmful refers to something that is capable of causing damage, injury, or has a detrimental effect on one's health, well-being, or the environment.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Harmfuladjective

    full of harm; injurious; hurtful; mischievous

Wikidata

  1. Harmful

    Harmful is a rock band from Frankfurt, Germany, founded in 1992 and frequently compared to early Helmet and more occasionally to Blackmail. The band has released eight albums to date, the first two and last three on independent labels, the third and fourth via BMG. 2007 saw the release of Harmful's seventh album, aptly titled 7, produced by Billy Gould, former member of Faith No More. Gould has subsequently joined the band as a fourth member and also took part in the tour supporting the album in early 2007. In the past, Harmful has toured with bands like Slayer, Machine Head, Clutch, Paradise Lost, Therapy?, LaFaro and Helmet.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of harmful in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of harmful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of harmful in a Sentence

  1. Neil Saunders:

    Inflation is more helpful than harmful for resale as it drives the market for both buyers and sellers, on the buyer front, more people are turning to secondhand as a way to save money when prices are high. And more people are selling their used goods to make a bit of extra money.

  2. Chris Sanders:

    This law is harmful because it attempts to create a stigmatizing fear around trans people and restrooms, it is also harmful because it compels trans-inclusive businesses to put up a disparaging sign that actually makes going to the restroom more dangerous for trans people.

  3. Ryan Pack:

    It's a crime and a tragedy when governments legalize harmful drugs like cannabis but criminalize vital human rights like Death With Dignity.

  4. Heather Smith:

    I think (the bill) is dangerously harmful to students because we know there is a higher risk of suicide (among transgender people) in general, but among transgender students, there's an even higher risk. Eighty-three thousand signatures shows just how many reasons (the governor) has to veto this.

  5. State Department spokesman John Kirby:

    We continue to urge the government of Bahrain to reverse their recent harmful actions.

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