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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Harmless \Harm"less\ (h[aum]rm"l[e^]s), adjective
1. Free from harm; unhurt; as, to give bond to save another harmless.
2. Free from power or disposition to harm; innocent; inoffensive. '' The harmless deer.'' --Drayton
Syn: Innocent; innoxious; innocuous; inoffensive; unoffending; unhurt; uninjured; unharmed. --{Harm"less*ly}, adverb- {Harm"less*ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
harmless
adjective
1: not causing or capable of causing harm; "harmless bacteria"; "rendered the bomb harmless" [ant: {harmful}]
2: not injurious to physical or mental health [syn: {innocuous}] [ant: {noxious}]
3: not producing any toxic effects
4: unlikely to harm or disturb anyone; "harmless old man" [syn: {innocuous}]
5: not threatening to life or health; not malignant; "a benign tumor is usually harmless" [syn: {nonmalignant}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
67 Moby Thesaurus words for "harmless": benign, bright, dependable, fail-safe, firm, fresh, gentle, guaranteed, guiltless, innocent, innocuous, inoffensive, inviolate, invulnerable, mild, mint, nonmalignant, nonpoisonous, nontoxic, nonvirulent, painless, pristine, reliable, riskless, safe, scatheless, sound, stable, steady, trustworthy, unbroken, unbruised, undamaged, undamaging, undangerous, undefaced, undeformed, undemolished, undestroyed, unfaded, unharmed, unhazardous, unhurt, unhurtful, unimpaired, uninjured, uninjurious, unmaimed, unmangled, unmarked, unmarred, unobnoxious, unoffending, unperilous, unprecarious, unrisky, unscarred, unscathed, unscratched, unshattered, unspoiled, untorn, untouched, unwithered, unworn, virgin, warranteed
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