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	Superlative2
Common singular	harmlös	harmlösare	harmlösast
Neuter singular	harmlöst	harmlösare	harmlösast
Plural	harmlösa	harmlösare	harmlösast
Masculine plural3	harmlöse	harmlösare	harmlösast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	harmlöse	harmlösare	harmlösaste
All	harmlösa	harmlösare	harmlösaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

See also

• ofarlig (“harmless”)

References

• harmlös in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• harmlös in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• harmlös in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)