Difference between Harmless and Nontoxic

What is the difference between Harmless and Nontoxic?

Harmless as an adjective is incapable of causing harm or danger while Nontoxic as an adjective is not toxic, or poisonous.

Harmless

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: incapable of causing harm or danger not intended to harm; inoffensive safe

Example sentence: Racism comes in many different forms. Sometimes it's subtle, and sometimes it's overt. Sometimes it's violent, and sometimes it's harmless, but it's definitely here. It's something that I think we're all guilty of, and we just have to make sure that we deal with our own personal racism in the right way.

Nontoxic

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Not toxic, or poisonous.

We hope you now know whether to use Harmless or Nontoxic in your sentence.

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