harmless

Signification (Anglais)

  1. Incapable of causing harm or danger; safe.
  2. Not intended to harm; inoffensive.
  3. (obsolete) Unharmed.

Opposé de
harmful, deleterious, damaging, threatening
Fréquence

C1
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈhɑːmləs/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

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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