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in·noc·u·ous I0152600 (ĭ-nŏk′yo͞o-əs)adj.1. Having no adverse effect; harmless.2. Not likely to offend or provoke to strong emotion; insipid.
[From Latin innocuus : in-, not; see in-1 + nocuus, harmful (from nocēre, to harm; see nek- in Indo-European roots).]
in·noc′u·ous·ly adv.innocuous (ɪˈnɒkjʊəs) adjhaving little or no adverse or harmful effect; harmless[C16: from Latin innocuus harmless, from in-1 + nocēre to harm] inˈnocuously adv inˈnocuousness, innocuity nin•noc•u•ous (ɪˈnɒk yu əs)
adj. 1. not harmful or injurious; harmless: an innocuous home remedy. 2. not likely to irritate or offend; inoffensive; an innocuous remark. [1590–1600; < Latin innocuus. See in-3, nocuous] in•noc′u•ous•ly, adv. in•noc′u•ous•ness, n. innocuous - "Harmless, not hurtful," from Latin in-, "not," and nocere, "to hurt."See also related terms for hurt.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | innocuous - not injurious to physical or mental healthharmless - not causing or capable of causing harm; "harmless bacteria"; "rendered the bomb harmless"noxious - injurious to physical or mental health; "noxious chemical wastes"; "noxious ideas" | | 2. | innocuous - not causing disapproval; "it was an innocuous remark"; "confined himself to innocuous generalities"; "unobjectionable behavior"unobjectionableinoffensive - giving no offense; "a quiet inoffensive man"; "a refreshing inoffensive stimulant" | | 3. | innocuous - lacking intent or capacity to injure; "an innocent prank"innocentharmless - not causing or capable of causing harm; "harmless bacteria"; "rendered the bomb harmless" |
innocuousadjective harmless, safe, innocent, inoffensive, innoxious Both mushrooms look innocuous, but are in fact deadly.innocuousadjective1. Devoid of hurtful qualities:harmless, hurtless, innocent, inoffensive, unoffensive.2. Lacking the qualities requisite for spiritedness and originality:bland, insipid, jejune, namby-pamby, vapid, washy, waterish, watery.Informal: wishy-washy.Translationsinnocuous (iˈnokjuəs) adjective harmless. This drug was at first mistakenly thought to be innocuous. 無害的 无害的innocuousenUK
innocuous [ĭ-nok´u-us] harmless.in·noc·u·ous (i-nok'yū-ŭs), Harmless. Synonym(s): innoxious [L. innocuus] in·noc·u·ous (i-nok'yū-ŭs) Harmless. [L. innocuus]innocuous Having no ill effect, harmless.innocuousenUK
Synonyms for innocuousadj harmlessSynonyms- harmless
- safe
- innocent
- inoffensive
- innoxious
Synonyms for innocuousadj devoid of hurtful qualitiesSynonyms- harmless
- hurtless
- innocent
- inoffensive
- unoffensive
adj lacking the qualities requisite for spiritedness and originalitySynonyms- bland
- insipid
- jejune
- namby-pamby
- vapid
- washy
- waterish
- watery
- wishy-washy
Synonyms for innocuousadj not injurious to physical or mental healthRelated WordsAntonymsadj not causing disapprovalSynonymsRelated Wordsadj lacking intent or capacity to injureSynonymsRelated Words |