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(ɪnɒkjuəs)
adjective
Something that is innocuous is not at all harmful or offensive.
[formal]
Both mushrooms look innocuous but are in fact deadly.
Even seemingly innocuous words are offensive in certain contexts.
Synonyms: harmless, safe, innocent, inoffensive More Synonyms of innocuous

innocuous in British English

(ɪˈnɒkjʊəs)
adjective
having little or no adverse or harmful effect; harmless
Derived forms
innocuously (inˈnocuously)
adverb
innocuousness (inˈnocuousness) or innocuity (ˌɪnəˈkjuːɪtɪ)
noun
Word origin
C16: from Latin innocuus harmless, from in-1 + nocēre to harm

innocuous in American English

(ɪˈnɑkjuəs)
adjective
1. 
that does not injure or harm; harmless
an innocuous insect
2. 
not controversial, offensive, or stimulating; dull and uninspiring
an innocuous speech
Derived forms
innocuously (inˈnocuously)
adverb
innocuousness (inˈnocuousness)
noun
Word origin
L innocuus < in-, not + nocuus, harmful < nocere, to harm, injure: see necro-

Examples of 'innocuous' in a sentence
innocuous

It seemed pretty innocuous at first, so I carried on playing.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Passing a note under the glass also looks innocuous on a security camera.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This seemingly innocuous phrase was actually a veiled threat.
Simon Ball THE GUARDSMEN (2004)
This might seem innocuous until you grasp precisely what has happened here.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
So seemingly innocuous terms can make a huge difference.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The triggering infection may have seemed innocuous at the time.
MacIntyre, Anne M. E. Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome - How To Live With It (1989)
The most destructive temptation for a leader is one that seems innocuous.
Christianity Today (2000)
She would play a shot that seemed innocuous.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
At first sight this patriotism seems innocuous.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Such a broad range may seem innocuous, but it blurs the lines between supposition and fact.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Too often, seemingly small and innocuous investments are the first step in a chain of economically dependent investments.
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)
Yet as innocuous as they seem, the treadmill is the most dangerous item to use at the gym.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
East had discarded a seemingly innocuous heart, but this had left him with just the nine and declarer had capitalised.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It all sounds fairly innocuous.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
At first it looks innocuous.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
THE old woman's movements seemed innocuous at first.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
To have all that dragged up for something relatively innocuous - that's tough.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But discovering that little innocuous red bump on my foot made me feel, well, normal again.
The Sun (2014)
OK A seemingly innocuous if slightly sanctimonious passage is in fact important and welcome.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)

In other languages
innocuous

British English: innocuous ADJECTIVE
Something that is innocuous is not at all harmful or offensive.
Both mushrooms look innocuous but are in fact deadly.
  • American English: innocuous
  • Brazilian Portuguese: inócuo
  • Chinese: 无害的
  • European Spanish: inocuo
  • French: inoffensif
  • German: harmlos
  • Italian: innocuo
  • Japanese: 害のない
  • Korean: 무독성의
  • European Portuguese: inócuo
  • Latin American Spanish: inocuo

(adjective) 
Definition
having no adverse or harmful effect
Both mushrooms look innocuous, but are in fact deadly.
Synonyms
harmless
He seemed harmless enough.
safe
a clean, inexpensive and safe fuel
innocent
It was probably an innocent question, but he got very flustered.
inoffensive
He's a mild, inoffensive man.
innoxious

Additional synonyms

in the sense of innocent
Definition
harmless or innocuous
It was probably an innocent question, but he got very flustered.
Synonyms
harmless,
innocuous,
inoffensive,
well-meant,
unobjectionable,
unmalicious,
well-intentioned
in the sense of inoffensive
Definition
causing no harm or annoyance
He's a mild, inoffensive man.
Synonyms
harmless,
mild,
innocuous,
retiring,
quiet,
innocent,
neutral,
humble,
unobtrusive,
peaceable,
unobjectionable,
unoffending,
innoxious,
nonprovocative
in the sense of safe
Definition
not dangerous
a clean, inexpensive and safe fuel
Synonyms
harmless,
wholesome,
innocuous,
pure,
tame,
unpolluted,
nontoxic,
nonpoisonous

Nearby words of
innocuous

  • innocence
  • innocent
  • innocent of
  • innocuous
  • innovation
  • innovative
  • innovator

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