harmlos
Translation
harmless, innocuous, inoffensive
Examples
Der Hund sieht groß aus, aber er ist harmlos.
The dog looks big, but he is harmless.
Das war nur ein harmloser Witz.
That was just a harmless joke.
Grammar Patterns
predicative use Der Hund ist harmlos.
attributive use Das war ein harmloser Witz.
Similar Words
ungefährlich (not dangerous); Antonyms: gefährlich (dangerous), schädlich (harmful)
Etymology
Composed of 'Harm' (harm) and the suffix '-los' (-less). It literally means 'harm-less'.
Memory Tips
It has the exact same structure as the English 'harm-less'. Remembering that the German suffix '-los' corresponds to '-less' makes it easy.