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After I convinced them that I was a harmless novelist, I actually got them to give me a tour of the harem - which is usually off limits for tourists.
Dorothy Dunnett

Meaning of "harmless" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HARMLESS

harmless  [ˈhɑːmlɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HARMLESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Harmless is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HARMLESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of harmless in the English dictionary

The definition of harmless in the dictionary is not causing any physical or mental damage or injury. Other definition of harmless is unlikely to annoy or worry people.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HARMLESS


armless
ˈɑːmlɪs
beamless
ˈbiːmlɪs
bloomless
ˈbluːmlɪs
bottomless
ˈbɒtəmlɪs
formless
ˈfɔːmlɪs
fumeless
ˈfjuːmlɪs
gaumless
ˈɡɔːmlɪs
gloomless
ˈɡluːmlɪs
gormless
ˈɡɔːmlɪs
homeless
ˈhəʊmlɪs
perfumeless
ˈpɜːfjuːmlɪs
qualmless
ˈkwɑːmlɪs
redeemless
rɪˈdiːmlɪs
seamless
ˈsiːmlɪs
seemelesse
ˈsiːmlɪs
stormless
ˈstɔːmlɪs
streamless
ˈstriːmlɪs
teemless
ˈtiːmlɪs
termless
ˈtɜːmlɪs
timeless
ˈtaɪmlɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HARMLESS

harm
harmala
harmaline
harman
harmattan
harmdoing
harmer
harmful
harmfully
harmfulness
harmlessly
harmlessness
harmolodic
harmolodics
harmonic
harmonic analysis
harmonic distortion
harmonic mean
harmonic minor scale
harmonic motion

WORDS THAT END LIKE HARMLESS

aimless
blossomless
brimless
charmless
dreamless
fathomless
filmless
kingdomless
less
loamless
ransomless
rhythmless
rimless
scumless
seemless
stemless
sumless
symptomless
systemless
tramless
victimless

Synonyms and antonyms of harmless in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HARMLESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «harmless» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of harmless

Translation of «harmless» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HARMLESS

Find out the translation of harmless to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of harmless from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «harmless» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

无害的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inofensivo
570 millions of speakers

English

harmless
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हानिरहित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غَيْرُ مُؤذِيّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

безвредный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inofensivo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নির্দোষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inoffensif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak berbahaya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

harmlos
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無害な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무해한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora aman
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vô hại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தீங்கற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निरुपद्रवी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zararsız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

innocuo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieszkodliwy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безпечний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

inofensiv
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακίνδυνος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skadeloos
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oförarglig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ufarlig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of harmless

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HARMLESS»

The term «harmless» is very widely used and occupies the 18.396 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HARMLESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «harmless» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «harmless» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about harmless

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10 QUOTES WITH «HARMLESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word harmless.
1
Neill Blomkamp
Satire also allows you to make fun of every different aspect. It allows you to make fun of both sides. It allows you to make fun of everything, really, so you can do it in a harmless way.
2
Tory Burch
Many people think that buying a fake product is harmless, but counterfeiting is estimated to result in annual losses of over $20 billion dollars to American companies.
3
Alafair Burke
The best crime novels are all based on people keeping secrets. All lying - you may think a lie is harmless, but you put them all together and there's a calamity.
4
John Donne
Nature's great masterpiece, an elephant; the only harmless great thing.
5
Dorothy Dunnett
After I convinced them that I was a harmless novelist, I actually got them to give me a tour of the harem - which is usually off limits for tourists.
6
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.
7
Umberto Eco
But now 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.
8
Maria Edgeworth
The bore is usually considered a harmless creature, or of that class of irrationa bipeds who hurt only themselves.
9
Milton Friedman
Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it.
10
Kat Graham
I used to read the criticism on blogs about other people - mostly female actresses and singers - and even when they are extremely perfect and harmless, people still go after them. So I figure, if I'm going to get negativity regardless, why do I have to worry about what somebody thinks of me?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HARMLESS»

Discover the use of harmless in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to harmless and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Harmless
No matter what. Suddenly the police are involved, and the town demands that someone be punished. And then there is the man who is arrested and accused of a crime that never happened. From the Hardcover edition.
Dana Reinhardt, 2008
2
Mostly Harmless Econometrics: An Empiricist's Companion
The applied econometric methods emphasized in this book are easy to use and relevant for many areas of contemporary social science.
Joshua D. Angrist, Jörn-Steffen Pischke, 2008
3
Mostly Harmless
Looking forward to a quiet life, his plans are thrown awry by the unexpected arrival of his daughter. There’s nothing worse than a frustrated teenager with a copy of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy in their hands.
Douglas Adams, 2009
4
Harmless Souls: Karmic Bondage and Religious Change in Early ...
Study on purification of soul according to Jainism, with special references to Tattvārthādhigamasūtra of Umāsvāti, ca. 135-ca. 219, and Pravacanasāra and Samayasāra of Kundakunda.
W. J. Johnson, 1995
5
The Harmless People
"The charm of this book is that the author can so truly convey the strangeness of the desert life in which we perceive human traits as familiar as our own.
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, 2010
6
Mystics
Mystics are path-breaking religious practitioners who claim to have experience the infinite, word-defying Mystery that is God.
William Harmless Professor of Theology Creighton University, 2007
7
A Little Harmless Lie
Warning: This book contains more Hawaiian settings, a Native American Dom who always thinks he’s right, a woman on the run, sexy kisses, murderous relatives, a trip to Sin City, and a seduction that is sweet and hot and everything in ...
Melissa Schroeder, 2010
8
Desert Christians : An Introduction to the Literature of ...
In this book, William Harmless provides an accessible introduction to early Christian monastic literature from Egypt and beyond.
William Harmless Professor of Theology Creighton University, 2004
9
Harmless Wrongdoing
The final volume of Feinberg's four-volume work, The Moral Limits of Criminal Law examines the philosophical basis for the criminalization of so-called "victimless crimes" such as ticket scalping, blackmail, consented-to exploitation of ...
Tucson Joel Feinberg Regents Professor of Philosophy University of Arizona, 1988
10
Augustine and the Catechumenate
"William Harmless, SJ, has focused his teaching on the history and theology of the early Church. He completed his doctorate at Boston College in 1990 and teaches at Spring Hill College in Mobile.
William Harmless, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HARMLESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term harmless is used in the context of the following news items.
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Eagan pipeline tests fiery but harmless | Minnesota Public Radio News
CenterPoint Energy natural gas pipeline inspections between Lakeville and Eagan are expected to occasionally generate flames reaching 20 ... «Minnesota Public Radio News, Jul 15»
2
Editorial: School formula hardly harmless - Pocono Record
State Rep. David Parker, R-115, is calling needed attention to Pennsylvania's misguided “hold-harmless” and other provisions that create ... «Pocono Record, Jul 15»
3
Momentum Building in Congress for TRID Hold-Harmless Period …
The bill would provide for a temporary safe harbor, or hold-harmless period, from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for ... «RealEstateRama, Jul 15»
4
Quirky 'Minions' makes for some harmless, goofy family fun | Deseret …
“Minions” is a fun backstory for a popular group of sidekicks. It does a good job with what it has, but it won't leave you asking for more. «Deseret News, Jul 15»
5
Print - ALTA Praises Senators for Introducing Bipartisan TRID Hold …
ALTA supports a hold-harmless period for those who in good faith attempt to comply with the new TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) ... «GlobeNewswire, Jul 15»
6
Quirky 'Minions' makes for some harmless, goofy family fun | News OK
Quirky 'Minions' makes for some harmless, goofy family fun. “Minions” is a fun backstory for a popular group of sidekicks. It does a good job with ... «NewsOK.com, Jul 15»
7
Disgusting 'Green Slurry' Seen In Welsh Beaches Harmless, Say …
Beach waves can, for example, drag to the shore dangerous jellyfish or harmless sea slugs or even common household garbage. During this ... «Tech Times, Jul 15»
8
Crayons Might Not Be Completely Harmless
Crayons Might Not Be Completely Harmless Many parents believe that coloring is a safe, harmless leisure activity. What they might be ... «Wall Street Hedge, Jul 15»
9
Harmless Habits That Can Destroy Your Marriage
Very often they are the result of spouses engaging in behaviors that at first seemed harmless, but that ultimately undermined their relationship. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
10
Powdery substance found at Illinois attorney general's office is …
... in an envelope sent to an Illinois attorney general's office at 3000 Montvale Drive turned out to be harmless, Springfield fire officials said. «The State Journal-Register, Jul 15»

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