Definition of HARMLESS

harmless

Adjective

  • Causing no injury or damage; innocent.
  • not causing or capable of causing harm
    • "harmless bacteria"
    • "rendered the bomb harmless"

Adj

  • Incapable of causing harm or danger; safe.
  • Not intended to harm; inoffensive.
  • Unharmed.

Examples

  • What seemed like a harmless short word actually set up his opponent for a bingo.

Origin / Etymology

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”).

Antonyms

harmful

Scrabble Score: 13

harmless: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
harmless: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
harmless: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

harmless: valid Words With Friends Word