Noun: harmfulness haa(r)m-ful-nus
- Destructiveness that causes harm or injury
"The harmfulness of the chemical spill to the local ecosystem was severe";
- injuriousness
- The quality of being noxious
"The harmfulness of the chemical spill forced an evacuation";
- noisomeness, noxiousness
Type of: destructiveness, morbidity, morbidness, unwholesomeness
Encyclopedia: Harmfulness