schadlos

From Middle High German schadelos; equivalent to Schaden (“damage”) +‎ -los (“-less”). Cognate with English scatheless.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃaːtloːs/
• Hyphenation: schad‧los

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schadlos (strong nominative masculine singular schadloser, not comparable)

1. unscathed, undamaged, unharmed

   Synonyms: unbeschadet, unbeschädigt, wohlbehalten

2. unharmful, without doing harm

   Coordinate term: gefahrlos

   schadlose Abfallbeseitigung ― waste disposal that entails no harm

   Abfall schadlos beseitigen ― dispose of waste in such a way that it may cause no (further) harm ^{[see usage note]}

(unharmful): The listed sources unanimously classify Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) as an adjective. This is in accordance with the strong implication of Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), even in cases like Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) beseitigen that superficially resemble adverbial use, that the sense of ‘no harm’ applies not only to the action (e.g., the removal), but also and particularly to the result (e.g., the safe deposition).

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

• schadlos halten
• schadlos stellen
• Schadlosbürge

• “schadlos” in Duden online
• “schadlos” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “schadlos” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.