Meanings
nounharmfulness (countable and uncountable, plural harmfulnesses)
plural harmfulnesses
- countableuncountableThe characteristic of being harmful.
Once his word was pledged, he was safe: otherwise there was no limit to his capacity for wilful harmfulness.
1922, Edith Wharton, chapter 8, in The Glimpses of the MoonSynonyms: poisonousness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe characteristic of being harmful.
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nounthe quality of being noxious
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Origin
Translations
French nocivité
- nocivitéthe characteristic of being harmful
German Schädlichkeit
- Schädlichkeitthe characteristic of being harmful
Irish urchóideacht
- urchóideachtthe characteristic of being harmful
Italian nocività, nocevolezza
- nocivitàthe characteristic of being harmful
- nocevolezzathe characteristic of being harmful
Japanese 有害
- 有害 (yūgai)the characteristic of being harmful
Latin nocivum
- nocivumthe characteristic of being harmful
Portuguese nocividade
- nocividadethe characteristic of being harmful
Romanian nocivitate
- nocivitatethe characteristic of being harmful
Russian вре́дность
- вре́дность (vrédnostʹ)the characteristic of being harmful
Spanish nocividad
- nocividadthe characteristic of being harmful
Turkish zararlılık
- zararlılıkthe characteristic of being harmful
Cite this entry
APA
harmfulness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harmfulness
MLA
“harmfulness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harmfulness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “harmfulness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harmfulness.
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