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| 1. | [ adjective ] not causing or capable of causing harm | |
| Examples: | "harmless bacteria" "rendered the bomb harmless" |
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| Related terms: | harmful innocent inoffensive safe painless innocuous nontoxic benign | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] unlikely to harm or disturb anyone | |
| Synonyms: | innocuous | |
| Examples: | "harmless old man" |
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| Related terms: | safe | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] not injurious to physical or mental health | |
| Synonyms: | innocuous | |
| Related terms: | noxious inoffensive insipid innoxious | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] not producing any toxic effects | |
| Related terms: | nontoxic | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] (pathology) not threatening to life or health; not malignant | |
| Synonyms: | nonmalignant | |
| Examples: | "a benign tumor is usually harmless" |
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| Related terms: | pathology benign | |
| Similar spelling: |
harmlessly |
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