harmless

Meaning

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

Synonyms

innocuous

inoffensive

innocent

😇

safe

benign

unoffending

innoxious

timid

unharmed

bad

👎

hurtless

secure

coward

uninjured

unobjectionable

unhurt

not dangerous

docile

reliable

responsible

salubrious

simple

stupid

sure

tame

trifling

trustworthy

undamaged

unharmful

unimpaired

unimportant

unperilous

unprovocative

unscathed

white

scatheless

scot free

not doing any harm

not hurting

unterrific

dangerless

uninjurious

unhazardous

non-harmful

unharming

unwicked

badness

certain

dependable

domesticated

easy

faithful

friendly

guiltless

honest

inviolate

kindly

mild

nonhazardous

non-violent

painless

poorly

quiet

Translations

harmlos

inoffensif

inofensivo

ungefährlich

inocuo

ongevaarlijk

gefahrlos

unschädlich

unverfänglich

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɑːmləs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: harmles

Inherited from Old English: *hearmlēas

Cognate with German: harmlos

Cognate with Danish: harmløs

Cognate with Swedish: harmlös

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”).