innocuous
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innocuous
- /ɪˈnɒkjuəs/ UK
- /ɪˈnɑkjuəs/ US
Where it comes from
From Latin innocuus (“harmless”) (therefore, no gemination in + nocuous).
adjective more innocuous · most innocuous
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Harmless; producing no ill effect.
With its green cupola or tapering spire, / Which sunset touches with innocuous fire, / The little church appears, to sanctify / The precincts duly where men live and die— [...]
Similar: innoxious, nonpoisonous, nontoxic, undamaging, unharmful, harmless · Opposite: nocuous, noxious, harmful, poisonous, toxic, damaging, deleterious, detrimental, hurtful, inimical, injurious, mischievous
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Inoffensive; unprovocative; unexceptionable.
Ruth Devlin announced that the song must wait, though it appeared to be innocuous and child-like in its sentiments.
Similar: uncontroversial, anodyne
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: harmless, innoxious, innocent, inoffensive, unobjectionable, uncontroversial, insipid, safe, inconspicuous, non-lethal, helpless, insignificant, powerless, trivial, petty, desuetude
Translations
Every language
adj harmless — see also harmless
| Español | inocuo, innocuo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 無害な mugai na, 無毒な mudoku na |
| 中文 | 無害的 /无害的 wúhài de |
| Português | inócuo |
| Français | inoffensif |
| Deutsch | harmlos |
| Italiano | innocuo |
| Ελληνικά | αβλαβής avlavís |
| Română | inofensiv, nevătămător |
| Русский | безвре́дный bezvrédnyj, безоби́дный bezobídnyj |
| עברית | לא מזיק l'mzik |
adj inoffensive — see also inoffensive, innocent
| 日本語 | 無難な bunan na, 当たり障りのない atarisawari no nai |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 無傷大雅的 /无伤大雅的 wúshāngdàyǎ de |
| Français | inoffensif |
| Deutsch | unverfänglich, konform, gewöhnlich |
| Italiano | innocuo |
| Ελληνικά | αβλαβής avlavís |
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title = {innocuous},
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