harmless
Pronunce (4)
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/ˈhɑːmləs/
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/ˈhɑɹmləs/
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ˈhɑɹmləs
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ˈhɑːmləs
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Aggettivo
Incapable of causing harm or danger; safe.
- Esempi
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Near-synonyms: benign, innocuous, innocent, undamaging, nonthreatening, unthreatening
This snake looks nearly the same as its poisonous cousin but is harmless.
Not intended to harm; inoffensive.
- Esempi
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His humor can be annoying but is harmless.
Altri esempi (1)
The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite.[…]Can those harmless but refined fellow-diners be the selfish cads whose gluttony and personal appearance so raised your contemptuous wrath on your arrival?
Unharmed.
Uso- obsoleto
- Sinonimi
Aggettivo
not causing or capable of causing harm
- Contrari
- Esempi
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harmless bacteria
rendered the bomb harmless
Forme della parola
more harmlessmost harmless