Unharmed vs. Harmless — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Unharmed and Harmless
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Definitions
Unharmed
Which has not suffered harm; which has not been injured or damaged
Harmless
Not causing or incapable of causing harm.
Unharmed
Wholly unharmed
Harmless
Not intended to harm or offend; inoffensive.
Harmless
Of or relating to an error in a trial that would not change the outcome and therefore does not call for a reversal of the case on appeal.
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Harmless
Not giving rise to legal liability
An agreement to treat another party's behavior as harmless.
Harmless
Incapable of causing harm or danger; safe.
Harmless
Not intended to harm; inoffensive.
Harmless
(obsolete) Unharmed.
Harmless
Free from harm; unhurt; as, to give bond to save another harmless.
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Harmless
Free from power or disposition to harm; innocent; inoffensive.
Harmless
Not causing or capable of causing harm;
Harmless bacteria
Rendered the bomb harmless
Harmless
Not injurious to physical or mental health
Harmless
Not producing any toxic effects
Harmless
Unlikely to harm or disturb anyone;
Harmless old man
Harmless
Not threatening to life or health; not malignant;
A benign tumor is usually harmless
