harmlessness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English harmless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English harmlessness From harmless + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The 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:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| harmlessnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (19)
es inocuidad (the characteristic of being harmless) · pt inofensividade (the characteristic of being harmless) · fi harmittomuus (the characteristic of being harmless) · sa अहिंसा (the characteristic of being harmless) · te అహింస (the characteristic of being harmless) · fi vaarattomuus (the characteristic of being harmless) · de Harmlosigkeit (the characteristic of being harmless) · fr innocuité (the characteristic of being harmless) · ja 無害 (the characteristic of being harmless) · ro inofensivitate (the characteristic of being harmless) · ga neamhurchóid (the characteristic of being harmless) · gv neuskielleydys (the characteristic of being harmless) · pt inocuidade (the characteristic of being harmless) · ml നിരുപദ്രവത്വം (the characteristic of being harmless) · ur اهنسا (the characteristic of being harmless) · ru безвре́дность (the characteristic of being harmless) · ota ضررسزلق (the characteristic of being harmless) · it innocuità (the characteristic of being harmless) · hi अहिंसा (the characteristic of being harmless)