🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

무해한

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mu-hae-han

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Harmless/ˈhɑːrm.ləs/
adjectiveCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #3400 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"이 제품은 인체에 무해한 성분으로 만들어졌습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not able or likely to cause harm or damage.

    "Most garden spiders are completely harmless to humans."
  2. 2

    Offending no one; inoffensive or benign in nature.

    "It was just a harmless prank meant to make everyone laugh."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English noun 'hearm' (meaning harm, hurt, or grief) combined with the suffix '-lēas' (meaning devoid of or free from). Over time, the root evolved through Middle English to denote a state or quality incapable of producing injury or damage.

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