The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
HARMLESS
harmless
(adjective) not causing or capable of causing harm; “harmless bacteria”; “rendered the bomb harmless”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
harmless (comparative more harmless, superlative most harmless)
Incapable of causing harm or danger; safe.
Not intended to harm; inoffensive.
(obsolete) Unharmed.
Synonyms
• benign
• innocent
• innocuous
• undamaging
Antonyms
• harmful
Source: Wiktionary
Harm"less, a.
1. Free from harm; unhurt; as, to give bond to save another harmless.
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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