Meanings
nounharmlessness (usually uncountable, plural harmlessnesses)
plural harmlessnesses
- uncountableusuallyThe characteristic of being harmless.
Already, at this very early date, the ritualists were moving towards the ideal of ahimsa ("harmlessness") that would become the indispensable virtue of the Indian Axial Age.
2006, Karen Armstrong, The Great Transformation, Atlantic Books, published 2007, page 79
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
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Origin
Translations
Finnish vaarattomuus, harmittomuus
- vaarattomuusthe characteristic of being harmless
- harmittomuusthe characteristic of being harmless
French innocuité
- innocuitéthe characteristic of being harmless
German Harmlosigkeit
- Harmlosigkeitthe characteristic of being harmless
Hindi अहिंसा
- अहिंसा (ahinsā)the characteristic of being harmless
Irish neamhurchóid
- neamhurchóidthe characteristic of being harmless
Italian innocuità
- innocuitàthe characteristic of being harmless
Japanese 無害
- 無害 (mugai)the characteristic of being harmless
Portuguese inocuidade, inofensividade
- inocuidadethe characteristic of being harmless
- inofensividadethe characteristic of being harmless
Romanian inofensivitate
- inofensivitatethe characteristic of being harmless
Russian безвре́дность
- безвре́дность (bezvrédnostʹ)the characteristic of being harmless
Spanish inocuidad
- inocuidadthe characteristic of being harmless
Urdu اهنسا
- اهنسا (ahiṅsā)the characteristic of being harmless
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APA
harmlessness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harmlessness
MLA
“harmlessness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harmlessness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “harmlessness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harmlessness.
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