harm

n. [ OE. harm, hearm, AS. hearm; akin to OS. harm, G. harm grief, Icel. harmr, Dan. harme, Sw. harm; cf. OSlav. & Russ. sram' shame, Skr. çrama toil, fatigue. ] 1. Injury; hurt; damage; detriment; misfortune. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which causes injury, damage, or loss. [ 1913 Webster ]

We, ignorant of ourselves,
Beg often our own harms. Shak.

Syn. -- Mischief; evil; loss; injury. See Mischief. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. harmaline See Harmel. ] (Chem.) An alkaloid found in the plant Peganum harmala. It forms bitter, yellow salts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. harmattan, prob. of Arabic origin. ] A dry, hot wind, prevailing on the Atlantic coast of Africa, in December, January, and February, blowing from the interior or Sahara. It is usually accompanied by a haze which obscures the sun. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Ar. harmal. ] (Bot.) A kind of rue (Ruta sylvestris) growing in India. At Lahore the seeds are used medicinally and for fumigation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Full of harm; injurious; hurtful; mischievous. “ Most harmful hazards.” Strype.

--Harm"ful*ly, adv. -- Harm"ful*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.[ See Harmaline. ] (Chem.) An alkaloid accompanying harmaline (in the Peganum harmala), and obtained from it by oxidation. It is a white crystalline substance. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Free from harm; unhurt; as, to give bond to save another harmless. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Free from power or disposition to harm; innocent; inoffensive. “ The harmless deer.” Drayton

Syn. -- Innocent; innoxious; innocuous; inoffensive; unoffending; unhurt; uninjured; unharmed.

--Harm"less*ly, adv.- Harm"less*ness, n.

n. (Mus.) A musical note produced by a number of vibrations which is a multiple of the number producing some other; an overtone. See Harmonics. [ 1913 Webster ]