harmlös

See also: harmlos and harmløs

Swedish

Etymology

harm +‎ -lös (“-less”)

Adjective

harmlös (comparative harmlösare, superlative harmlösast)

  1. harmless, inoffensive, innocuous
    Synonym: oförarglig
    ett harmlöst skämt
    a harmless joke

Usage notes

More towards inoffensive compared to English harmless. Sometimes disapprovingly (and possibly figuratively) of things lacking any great effect or "bite."

Declension

Inflection of harmlös
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular harmlös harmlösare harmlösast
neuter singular harmlöst harmlösare harmlösast
plural harmlösa harmlösare harmlösast
masculine plural2 harmlöse harmlösare harmlösast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 harmlöse harmlösare harmlösaste
all harmlösa harmlösare harmlösaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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