English → Latin
“harmlessness” in Latin
innocēnsharmless, inoffensive, innoxious; blameless, guiltless, innocentsimplicitāssimplicity; plainness, frankness, openness; innocence, honesty, candor, integrity
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
harmlessness
innocentia (post-Augustan, etc.; e.g. ferorum animalium, Plin., 37, 13, extr.); or by circumlocution with adjectives under HARMLESS.
With reference to character, simplicitas, etc.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for harmlessness?
- The usual Latin words for “harmlessness” are innocēns, simplicitās. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.