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The definition of harmless is not hurting or offending anyone or anything.

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An example of something harmless is a Halloween prank.

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See harmless in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

Rare not harmed
causing or seeking to cause no harm; not harmful; inoffensive

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harmlessly adverb
harmlessness noun

See harmless in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Not causing or incapable of causing harm.
Not intended to harm or offend; inoffensive.
Free from loss or legal liability: Under the agreement, I would be held harmless if the other parties defaulted.

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harmˈless·ly adverb

harmˈless·ness noun

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