harmlessness
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3.3
- noun
- /ˈhɑrmlesnəs/
- It makes her angry sometimes to be a big clunk of harmlessness that everything is afraid of.
Examples
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He has applied himself to six things: to dispassion, to detachment, to harmlessness, to the destruction of craving, to the destruction of rasping, and to non-delusion.
Academic text (1990) -
You had to learn to appreciate her small shows of poetry and harmlessness.
Fiction book (1996) -
Ethically, Witches value freedom and harmlessness.
Academic text (1997) -
But it's work that we can't do if we passively accept the broader societal messaging about the harmlessness of cannabis.
Academic text (2016) -
The study highlighted the harmlessness of certain household products, reassuring consumers about their safety.
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Parents often appreciate the harmlessness of nature documentaries, as they provide educational content without any violent scenes.
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The scientists published their findings on the harmlessness of the new vaccine, emphasizing its safety for all age groups.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A place or condition that protects you from danger
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1.8
Being free from danger or risk
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4.8
Not causing harm or making others upset
A quality of not causing harm to people or things
Antonyms
How Harmful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Harmlessness comes from the common word harm ('injury' or 'damage') plus the ending -less ('without') and -ness ('state' or 'quality'). So, harmlessness means the state of not causing harm.