hurtless
Definition
Adjective: Hurtless describes something that does not cause harm, injury, or damage. It can also refer to a person or thing that is not harmed or injured.
Usage Examples
- (The medicine causes no harm.)
- (He was unharmed.)
- (The joke did not cause emotional harm.)
Advanced Usage
- "hurtless play": recreational activity that is safe and non-damaging.
- The children engaged in hurtless play in the soft play area. (Safe, injury-free activity.)
- "hurtless remark": a comment that does not offend or wound.
- She made a hurtless remark about the weather. (A harmless, neutral comment.)
Variants and Related Words
- Hurt (verb/noun): to cause pain or injury; damage.
- He hurt his knee during the game. (Caused injury.)
- Hurtful (adj): causing emotional pain or offense.
- Her hurtful words made him cry. (Causing distress.)
- Hurtlessly (adv): in a manner that causes no harm.
- He acted hurtlessly, avoiding any conflict. (Without causing harm.)
Synonyms
- Harmless: not causing injury or damage.
- The insect is harmless to humans. (Safe.)
- Innocuous: not harmful or offensive.
- The comment was innocuous and easily ignored. (Not likely to cause upset.)
- Uninjured: not physically harmed.
- The driver was uninjured in the crash. (Not harmed.)
Antonyms
- Hurtful: causing pain or injury.
- Harmful: causing damage or adverse effects.
- Injurious: causing physical harm.
Related Idioms
- "No harm, no foul": an expression meaning that if no damage was done, there is no problem.
- He accidentally bumped into her, but no harm, no foul. (No injury, so no issue.)
- "Safe and sound": unharmed and secure.
- The lost child was found safe and sound. (Hurtless and well.)