Definitions for harmless
ˈhɑrm lɪsharm·less

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. harmless(adj)

   not causing or capable of causing harm

   "harmless bacteria"; "rendered the bomb harmless"

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. harmless(Adjective)

   incapable of causing harm or danger

2. harmless(Adjective)

   not intended to harm; inoffensive

3. harmless(Adjective)

   safe

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Harmless(adj)

   free from harm; unhurt; as, to give bond to save another harmless

2. Harmless(adj)

   free from power or disposition to harm; innocent; inoffensive

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   Alex

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   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of harmless in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of harmless in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of harmless in a Sentence

1. Marije Jongsma:

   The results show that after the use of oral antimicrobials, a shift occurs in the composition of the oral biofilm in a more healthy direction. Several species that can cause caries such as S. Mutans and Lactobacillus, decrease in prevalence, whereas the more harmless species increase in prevalence.

2. Umberto Eco:

   I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth.

3. Andy Duncan:

   The eccentricity I value is essentially benign, a harmless individualism that reflects a unique, cockeyed view of the world, and spices up what otherwise might be a mundane menu, these eccentrics tend to be self-aware and tongue in cheek. They're winking at us. Some eccentrics, moreover, are just visionaries ahead of their time, like the early advocates of such eccentric notions as animal welfare.

4. Ryan Pack:

   Only malicious people make trouble out of harmless things.

5. Katarina Zarutskie:

   We had seen all these nurse sharks swimming around the marina and I had already known, because I’ve surfed my whole life [ that nurse sharks are relatively harmless ] … I thought it was safe and I saw kids snorkeling, and against my boyfriend’s family’s wishes I thought it would be fine.

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