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harmless

[hahrm-lis]

harm·less

[hahrm-lis]
adjective
1.
without the power or desire to do harm; innocuous: He looks mean but he's harmless; a harmless Halloween prank.
2.
without injury; unhurt; unharmed.
3.
hold harmless, Law. to relieve from responsibility or liability for any damage or loss. Also, save harmless.

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Harmless is always a great word to know.
So is duress. Does it mean:
such constraint or coercion as will render void a contract or other legal act entered or performed under its influence
to relinquish a known right or interest intentionally

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English. See harm, -less

harm·less·ly, adverb
harm·less·ness, noun


1. inoffensive, mild, innocent, unobjectionable, benign.

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harmless (ˈhɑːmlɪs)
 
adj
1.  not causing any physical or mental damage or injury
2.  unlikely to annoy or worry people: a harmless sort of man
 
'harmlessly
 
adv
 
'harmlessness
 
n

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