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nondangerousness

nondangerousness

7.9
A quality of not causing harm to people or things
  • noun
  • /nɒnˈdeɪndʒərəsnəs/
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  • The report demonstrated the patient's nondangerousness by showing that all tests were normal and no threats were present.
  • nondangerousness of the detainee

Examples

  • On the other hand, a detainee's willingness to take the oath would be evidence, though not conclusive, of nondangerousness, as a detainee might take the oath with no intention of honoring it.

    Academic text (2005)
  • As trained advocates, they can help present the affirmative case of nondangerousness (should the detainee testify or present witnesses and evidence) as well as test the government's showing of dangerousness.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Whether one's views on the necessity of counsel in the Combatant Status Review Hearings, the argument against counsel seems much weaker in this context, where military officers cannot be assumed to have the training to assist a detainee in arguing nondangerousness.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Further analysis confirmed the nondangerousness of the species, indicating it poses no risk to the environment.

  • During the safety assessment, the engineer proved the nondangerousness of the new materials used in construction.

Synonyms

harmlessness
vsnondangerousness
1 3.3

The state of not causing harm or danger

focuses on not posing a threat rather than not causing injury
safeness
vsnondangerousness
1 1.8

Being free from danger or risk

emphasizes absence of threat or injury rather than a general protected state
nonseriousness
vsnondangerousness
4.9

A condition that is not dangerous or likely to cause harm

applies to lack of threat or risk generally rather than mild medical cases

Antonyms

The chance that something will harm people or property

How Dangerous

danger
1.0
risk
1.9
nondangerousness
7.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

nondangerousness = nondangerous (transparent) = non + danger + ous + ness

Formed by applying a regular negation 'non-' to the adjective 'dangerous' and then the noun-forming suffix '-ness'; the meaning is directly deducible from 'danger' -> 'dangerous' -> 'nondangerous' -> 'nondangerousness'.

Etymology

Nondangerousness is built from non- ('not') + dangerous and the ending -ness ('state or quality'). So it means the 'state of not being dangerous', in other words being safe.