harmfulness

Meanings

• adjective

  The quality or state of causing harm, injury, or damage

• noun

  The degree or extent of harm or damage

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with harmfulness
harmfulness , worthlessness , powerlessness , helplessness

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Variants

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harmful , harmfully , harmfulness , harmfulnesses

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Forms

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The verb form is 'harm'.

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Etymology

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From the Old English word 'harman' meaning 'to harm' + the suffix '-fulness'

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Trivia

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1. The word 'harmfulness' contains the letter 'm' three times

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Related Concepts

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1. Toxicity: Refers to the degree of harm or damage caused by a substance or agent

2. Hazard: Refers to a source of potential harm or danger

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Culture

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In Yoruba culture, 'harmfulness' is often associated with the concept of 'ashe', which refers to the spiritual power or energy that can bring about either good or evil. In literature, 'harmfulness' is a common theme in many works, such as Chinua Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart' and Wole Soyinka's 'The Interpreters'.

How to Memorize "harmfulness"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a sharp object causing harm or damage to represent the concept of 'harmfulness'

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'harmfulness' with the idea of causing harm or damage

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'HARM' to remember the definition: Harm, damage, injury, and misfortune

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