Does Harmless Mean Safe?

If your friend is scared of dogs, you can reassure her by saying, "Sure, he's 150 pounds and has a loud bark, but Fido is harmless!" Things that are safe or benign don't cause harm, and are therefore harmless, like your dad's harmless teasing or a compostable paper plate that's harmless to the environment.

What does it mean to call someone harmless?

adjective. If you describe someone or something as harmless, you mean that they are not important and therefore unlikely to annoy other people or cause trouble. He seemed harmless enough. I would not want to deny them a harmless pleasure. Synonyms: inoffensive, innocent, innocuous, gentle More Synonyms of harmless.

What is something harmless?

adjective. Something that is harmless does not have any bad effects, especially on people's health. This experiment was harmless to the animals. Synonyms: safe, benign, wholesome, innocuous More Synonyms of harmless.