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harmless adj. benign, innocuous, inoffensive, gentle, mild, innocent,
safe; non-toxic, non-poisonous, non-venomous: Pay no attention
to such harmless gossip. It is impossible to identify harmless
snakes by sight.
harmonious
adj. agreeable, compatible, congruous, consonant, in accord,
congenial, complementary, sympathetic, concordant, Colloq
simpatico: Our careers have always been harmonious.
harmony n. 1 agreement, accord, concord, compatibility, rapport,
unanimity, unity: The purpose is to promote harmony among the
warring factions. 2 consonance, congruity, balance,
orderliness, closeness, togetherness, consistency, fitness,
parallelism: A sense of harmony can be felt among the European
nations. 3 melodiousness, euphony, tunefulness: Their voices
are in perfect harmony.
harrowing adj. distressing, vexing, alarming, unnerving, frightening,
terrifying, horrifying, horrible, torturous, chilling,
heart-rending, nerve-racking or nerve-wracking, traumatic,
agonizing, painful; disturbing, upsetting, worrying, worrisome,
disconcerting, daunting, dismaying, disquieting: Waiting for
the rescue team to release me was a harrowing experience.
harsh adj. 1 rough, coarse, bristly, scratchy, hairy, crude; hoarse,
grating, raucous, rasping, husky, guttural; clashing,
inharmonious or unharmonious, discordant, atonal, dissonant,
cacophonous, strident, shrill, grinding, sour; bitter, sour,
acrid: He found harsh the sights, sounds, tastes, and smells of
the Casbah. 2 stern, austere, bleak, dour, unkind, unfeeling,
comfortless, uncompassionate, unfriendly, grim, hard, Spartan,
stringent, over-exacting, Draconian, tyrannical, stark, severe,
cruel, abusive, punishing, punitive, brutal, brutish, inhuman,
merciless, ruthless, pitiless: Simon is a very harsh
taskmaster. 3 unpleasant, disagreeable, impolite, discourteous,
uncivil, rude, nasty, curt, abrupt, brusque, bluff, gruff,
curmudgeonly, choleric, splenetic, surly, sullen, irascible,
short-tempered, petulant, peevish, waspish, grouchy, bilious,
cross, acrimonious, sarcastic, acerbic: Why is Maria so harsh
to Alan?