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harmless in inglese:

1. innocuous


an innocuous remark
This is not an innocuous subject, however.
Some mushrooms look innocuous but are in fact poisonous.
He posted some completely innocuous posts but some people went mental over the possible danger of them.
Thus, some advice to wiki wannabes: if you feel weird about modifying a wiki page, try just rewording a sentence, fixing some punctuation, or doing something similarly innocuous.

2. benign


The climate was benign, very pleasant and perfect for walking.
benign sky over the moors
a benign tumour
Grandma shook his head in benign amusement.
Tumours, both benign and malignant, of various kinds may occur in the lungs.
the benign influence of pure air
a benign old lady
a benign old lady, benign tumour
Evidence points to the benign power of a social...
Some are generated by happenstance, and those may be benign.