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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries无害的
Pronunciation / Transliteration: wú hài de
"这种化学物质对环境是无害的。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not able or likely to cause harm or damage.
"Most garden spiders are completely harmless to humans." - 2
Offending no one; inoffensive or benign in nature.
"It was just a harmless prank meant to make everyone laugh."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English noun 'hearm' (meaning harm, hurt, or grief) combined with the suffix '-lēas' (meaning devoid of or free from). Over time, the root evolved through Middle English to denote a state or quality incapable of producing injury or damage.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Harmless"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Harmless" is said worldwide
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inoffensif
Transliteration: /i.nɔ.fɑ̃.sif/
"Ce petit chien est tout à fait inoffensif."
harmlos
Transliteration: /ˈhaʁmˌloːs/
"Die Situation war völlig harmlos."
inoffensivo
Transliteration: /in.of.fɛnˈzi.vo/
"Questo insetto è del tutto inoffensivo."
inofensivo
Transliteration: /i.no.fenˈsi.βo/
"La serpiente no es venenosa y es completamente inofensiva."
inofensivo
Transliteration: /i.nu.fẽˈsi.vu/
"Ele parece feroz, mas é totalmente inofensivo."
हानिकरहित
Transliteration: hanikarahit
"यह कीड़ा मनुष्यों के लिए बिलकुल हानिकरहित है।"
无害的
Transliteration: wú hài de
"这种化学物质对环境是无害的。"
무해한
Transliteration: mu-hae-han
"이 제품은 인체에 무해한 성분으로 만들어졌습니다."
無害な
Transliteration: muhai na
"その薬は人体に対して無害です。"
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