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adjective
- 1. not harmful or offensive: "it was an innocuous question" Similar Opposite
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Definition of innocuous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. uk / ɪˈnɒkjuəs / us. Add to word list. not likely to upset or harm anyone: The parcel looked innocuous enough. innocuously. adverb. (Definition of innocuous from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of innocuous. in Chinese (Traditional) 無害的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 无害的… See more.
Dictionary Meanings. Innocuous Definition. ĭ-nŏkyo͝o-əs. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. That does not injure or harm; harmless. An innocuous insect. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Not controversial, offensive, or stimulating; dull and uninspiring. An innocuous speech.
