harmless
Incapable of causing harm or danger; safe.
Other meanings
Not intended to harm; inoffensive.
“His humor can be annoying but is harmless.”
Related words
- harmlessly
- harmlessness
- hold harmless
- save harmless
Example sentences
Word history
From Middle English "harmles".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “harmless” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.