Search results
- Dictionaryinnocuous/ɪˈnɒkjʊəs/
adjective
- 1. not harmful or offensive: "it was an innocuous question" Similar Opposite
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
The meaning of INNOCUOUS is producing no injury : harmless. How to use innocuous in a sentence. Look at the Prefix to Define Innocuous
adjective. us / ɪˈnɑk·ju·əs / Add to word list. completely without harm: an innocuous statement. innocuous activities. (Definition of innocuous from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
adjective. us / ɪˈnɑː.kju.əs / uk / ɪˈnɒk.ju.əs / Add to word list. completely harmless (= causing no harm): Some mushrooms look innocuous but are in fact poisonous. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Safe and secure. airworthiness. as safe as houses idiom. biosafety. bite. clear of something. harmlessness.
Innocuous definition: not harmful or injurious; harmless. See examples of INNOCUOUS used in a sentence.
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. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
The adjective innocuous is useful when you're talking about something that doesn't offend or injure anyone. Innocuous remarks or comments are meant kindly, and innocuous germs won't make you sick. An innocuous question is innocently curious, rather than aimed to hurt someone's feelings.
Definition of innocuous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
Jun 2, 2024 · innocuous ( comparative more innocuous, superlative most innocuous) Harmless; producing no ill effect. Synonyms: innoxious, nonpoisonous, nontoxic, undamaging, unharmful, harmless. Antonyms: nocuous, noxious, harmful, poisonous, toxic; see also Thesaurus: harmful. Inoffensive; unprovocative; unexceptionable . Synonym: uncontroversial.
innocuous meaning, definition, what is innocuous: not offensive, dangerous, or harmful: Learn more.
