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Definition of Harmfulness
1. Noun. Destructiveness that causes harm or injury.
Generic synonyms: Destructiveness
Specialized synonyms: Insidiousness, Virulence, Virulency
Derivative terms: Harmful, Injurious
2. Noun. The quality of being noxious.
Generic synonyms: Morbidity, Morbidness, Unwholesomeness
Derivative terms: Noisome, Noisome, Noxious
Definition of Harmfulness
1. Noun. The characteristic of being harmful. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Harmfulness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Harmfulness
Literary usage of Harmfulness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Illicit Drug Use, Smoking and Drinking by America's High School Students by Lloyd D. Johnston, Patrick M. O'Malley, Jerald G. Bachman (1993)
"Trends in Perceived harmfulness Among Young Adults • All of the important trends
observed among seniors in perceived harmfulness can also be seen among ..."
2. Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia by Northcote Whitridge Thomas (1906)
"Relative harmfulness of such unions. Natural aversion. Australian facts.
THE arguments for group marriage in Australia are of two kinds—(1) from the terms ..."
3. The Semi-insane and the Semi-responsible: (Demifous Et Demiresponsables) by Joseph Grasset (1907)
"... Duties of Society toward the Semi- insane I. harmfulness of the Semi-insane.
1. Misdemeanors of the Semi-insane in the Regular Enjoyment of their Rights ..."
4. A Text-book of practical therapeutics: With Especial Reference to the by Hobart Amory Hare (1894)
"... authors at the present day believe this opinion as to the harmfulness of meats
to be erroneous, and Gowers is one of them. EPISTAXIS. ..."
5. Principles of Human Nutrition: A Study in Practical Dietetics by Whitman Howard Jordan (1912)
"The harmfulness of a mixed flesh and vegetable diet. — Vegetarians allege not
only that eating flesh is not necessary, but that it is harmful. ..."
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