adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
harmless fun (= not likely to upset or offend anyone )
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The game’s designer says it’s all a bit of harmless fun, but many parents disagree.
render sb/sth impossible/harmless/unconscious etc
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He was rendered almost speechless by the news.
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The blow to his head was strong enough to render him unconscious.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
as
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A little adultery now and then was harmless . As harmless as the man himself.
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When the newcomer was passed as harmless , they relaxed and turned back to their drinks.
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These ` sciences' are not, however, as harmless as they first appear.
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He does a lot of thinking even if he can't say what. As harmless as a baby.
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Introduce intellectual reasoning, and of course this threat is seen as harmless .
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And harmless enough. As harmless as her love for him.
quite
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He was quite harmless , and he had time for them.
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It is quite harmless but doesn't look it.
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Industry feared that even quite harmless products might have to be subjected to lengthy and costly hearings as a result.
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Some of these, such as most small snails and limpets, are quite harmless .
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Despite its huge size, disturbing echoes and sinister atmosphere this hall is quite harmless . 19.
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As far as he's aware, Freddie is quite harmless and doesn't constitute a health hazard.
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It has been forced to reveal itself due to strict new regulations for healthier office environments and appears quite harmless !
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He wandered about this neck of the woods and he was quite harmless , he was fond of children.
relatively
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If heroin use proves relatively harmless to all concerned then we should advocate legal reform and controlled availability.
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Many divorces, particularly the 50 percent occurring among young couples without children, may be relatively harmless .
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A biopsy of brain tissue detected the presence of toxoplasmosis, which is relatively harmless in people with normally functioning immune systems.
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Maybe 90 percent of the species are relatively harmless .
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On this meter 100 units would be relatively harmless , so today's sunshine measuring up to 140 units was capable of burning.
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Only small, scattered and relatively harmless fires were still alight when the local fire brigade arrived.
■ NOUN
fun
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It will provide harmless fun for millions and give valuable funding to the Arts and sports.
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Obviously, he still thought he was just having a little harmless fun .
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He did not think people wanted harmless fun on Sunday.
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He'd never done it before but thought it sounded like harmless fun .
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On stage at least - far away from allegations of steroid abuse - it is good harmless fun .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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harmless fun
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Essential oils are harmless to skin, provided they are used correctly.
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He's a little crazy, I know, but he's harmless enough.
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I don't know why you're so upset -- it was only a harmless bit of fun.
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Male mosquitoes are completely harmless - it's only the females that bite.
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Our dog makes a lot of noise, but he's perfectly harmless .
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Radioactive waste needs to be stored for 25,000 years before it is harmless .
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We need to persuade parents that almost all vaccines are harmless .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At the other end of the scale a short list of names and addresses is not necessarily harmless .
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But some diseases remain fatal, while others quickly become almost harmless .
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He wanted people to applaud because harmless women had been killed.
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Judged harmless , Paul was released on his own cognizance.
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The harmless noises of the countryside surrounded him.
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Then the engine note was suddenly fading, turning light and harmless , and Dickinson felt the controls start to answer.
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There are over 80 strains, the vast majority symptomless and harmless .
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Those genes would produce a harmless protein that, once inside the body, would sound the false alarm of infection.