harmless.
Incapable of causing harm or danger; safe.
Meaning & usage
Incapable of causing harm or danger; safe.
This snake looks nearly the same as its poisonous cousin but is harmless.
Not intended to harm; inoffensive.
His humor can be annoying but is harmless.
Unharmed.
Where this word comes from
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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