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harmfulness

/ˈhɑɹmfəɫnəs/ noun

The characteristic of being harmful.

Word Origin From Old English hearm 'hurt, pain'. Harmful is simply 'full of harm', and harmfulness is the state of being harmful. The same root gives us harmless (without harm) and harmfully. The PIE root *kormo- meant 'pain, shame', so it's an ancient word for suffering.

noun The characteristic of being harmful. countable

Scientists are studying the harmfulness of prolonged exposure to microplastics in drinking water.

(名词) 有害；危害性；毒性 【有害性】

科学家正在研究饮用水中长期接触微塑料的危害性。

(sustantivo) La característica de ser dañino.

Los científicos están estudiando lo dañino de la exposición prolongada a los microplásticos en el agua potable.

(nom) nocivité; toxicité; dangerosité; caractère nuisible; nuisibilité [Caractère de ce qui est nuisible, dangereux ou préjudiciable.]

Les scientifiques étudient la harmfulness d'une exposition prolongée aux microplastiques présents dans l'eau potable.

(Substantiv) Schädlichkeit; Gefährlichkeit [Die Eigenschaft, schädlich zu sein oder negative Auswirkungen auf Gesundheit, Umwelt oder Wohlbefinden zu haben.]

Forscher untersuchen die **harmfulness** von langfristiger Belastung durch Mikroplastik im Trinkwasser.

(名詞) 有害であること。有害な性質。

科学者たちは、飲料水中のマイクロプラスチックの長期曝露の有害性を研究している。

(substantivo) nocividade; caráter nocivo [A característica de ser prejudicial ou nocivo.]

Cientistas estão estudando a nocividade da exposição prolongada a microplásticos na água potável.

Synonyms: noxiousness hurtfulness injuriousness deleteriousness destructiveness detriment damage malignity Antonyms: harmlessness safety innocuousness benignity
Word parts: harm + ful + ness

Related words

harmless harmfully harmlessly harmlessness

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