harmlessness
- 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
A place or condition that protects you from danger
Being free from danger or risk
A quality of not causing harm to people or things
Not causing harm or making others upset
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.