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harmlessness

/ˈhɑɹmɫəsnəs/ noun

The characteristic of being harmless.

Word Origin Built from Old English 'hearm' (hurt) and 'leas' (lacking) — so harmless literally means 'free from hurt.' The suffix -ness turns it into the state of being harmless. The -less ending is incredibly productive: we have countless, fearless, speechless, all using the same idea of 'without.'

noun The characteristic of being harmless. countable

The harmlessness of the substance was confirmed by laboratory tests.

(名词) 无害；无恶意

实验室测试证实了这种物质的无害性。

(sustantivo) La característica de ser inofensivo.

La inocuidad de la sustancia fue confirmada por pruebas de laboratorio.

(nom) innocuité; caractère inoffensif [Caractère de ce qui est inoffensif et ne présente aucun danger.]

L'innocuité de la substance a été confirmée par des tests en laboratoire.

(Substantiv) Harmlosigkeit; Ungefährlichkeit [Eigenschaft, keine Gefahr, Schaden oder negative Auswirkungen zu verursachen.]

Die **harmlessness** der Substanz wurde durch Labortests bestätigt.

(名詞) 無害で、危険や害を及ぼさない性質。

その物質の無害であることは実験室での検査で確認された。

(substantivo) inocuidade; inofensividade [A característica de ser inofensivo.]

A inocuidade da substância foi confirmada por testes laboratoriais.

Synonyms: innocuousness benignity inoffensiveness safety innocence blamelessness gentleness innocuity Antonyms: harmfulness dangerousness noxiousness toxicity
Word parts: harm + less + ness

Related words

harmful harmfully lessen

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