harmless Copy link Outline I. Not hurtful (of things)1. innŏcuus2. innŏcens, ntis3. innoxiusII. Free from malice1. innŏcuus (of a nature to do no wrong)2. innŏcens3. expr. by circuml., fraude malitiaque liber, carensIII. Unharmed • harmless: I. Not hurtful (of things): 1. innŏcuus: a species of wolf, h. to man, luporum genus, homini innocuum, Plin. 8, 34, 52. 2. innŏcens, ntis: draughts of h. Lesbian, in. pocula Lesbii, Hor. Od. 1, 17, 21: Plin. 3. innoxius: Plin. II. Free from malice: 1. innŏcuus (of a nature to do no wrong): Ov. Met. 9, 373. 2. innŏcens: v. innocent, blameless. 3. expr. by circuml., fraude malitiaque liber, carens: v. malice. III. Unharmed: incŏlŭmis: v. safe.
HARMLESS Copy link • HARMLESSInflicting no harm, innocuus (incapable of hurting; anybody, alicui): innoxius (not doing harm to or hurting anybody): innocens (not injuring or hurting, not guilty; all three of persons or things). To be harmless, non or nihil nocere: who does not know that it is not harmless? quis non intelligit rem nocere or noxiam esse? Unharmed, illaesus (post-Augustan): inviolatus (not harmed by violence or wrong): integer (without hurt or prejudice to his former state): salvus: incolumis (safe): sine damno (without loss). With reference to character, simplex: candidus: simulationum nescius.