innocuous

in·noc·u·ous

 (ĭ-nŏk′yo͞o-əs)

adj.

1. Having no adverse effect; harmless.

2. Not likely to offend or provoke to strong emotion; insipid.

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[From Latin innocuus : in-, not; see in-¹ + nocuus, harmful (from nocēre, to harm; see nek- in Indo-European roots).]

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in·noc′u·ous·ly adv.

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innocuous

(ɪˈnɒkjʊəs)

adj

having little or no adverse or harmful effect; harmless

[C16: from Latin innocuus harmless, from in-¹ + nocēre to harm]

inˈnocuously adv

inˈnocuousness, innocuity n

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in•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.

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innocuous

- "Harmless, not hurtful," from Latin in-, "not," and nocere, "to hurt."

See also related terms for hurt.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	innocuous - not injurious to physical or mental health harmless - 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" unobjectionable inoffensive - giving no offense; "a quiet inoffensive man"; "a refreshing inoffensive stimulant"
	3.	innocuous - lacking intent or capacity to injure; "an innocent prank" innocent harmless - not causing or capable of causing harm; "harmless bacteria"; "rendered the bomb harmless"

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innocuous

adjective harmless, safe, innocent, inoffensive, innoxious Both mushrooms look innocuous, but are in fact deadly.

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innocuous

adjective

1. 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.

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Translations

غَير ضار، غَيْر مُؤْذٍ

neškodný

harmløsuskadelig

unschädlich

innocuoinocuo

inoffensif

meinlaus, hættulaus

innocuo

nekaitīgs

tehlikesizzararsız

无害的

innocuous

[ɪˈnɒkjʊəs] ADJ [substance] → inocuo; [person, remark] → inofensivo

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innocuous

[ɪˈnɒkjuəs] adj

(= harmless) [substance] → inoffensif/ive

(not offensive) [remark, question] → anodin(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

innocuous

adj, innocuously

adv → harmlos

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

innocuous

[ɪˈnɒkjʊəs] adj → innocuo/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

innocuous

(iˈnokjuəs) adjective

harmless. This drug was at first mistakenly thought to be innocuous. onskadelik غَير ضار، غَيْر مُؤْذٍ безвреден inofensivo neškodný unschädlich harmløs; uskadelig αβλαβήςinocuo, inofensivo ohutu بی ضرر vaaraton inoffensif לא מַזִיק हानि न करने वाला neškodljiv ártalmatlan tak berbahaya meinlaus, hættulaus innocuo 無害の 무해한 nekenksmingas nekaitīgs tak berbahaya onschadelijkuskadelig, harmløsnieszkodliwy بى ضرره، بى ازاره inofensivo inofensiv безвредный neškodný neškodljiv bezopasan oskadlig, ofarlig ซึ่งไม่มีอันตราย zararsız, tehlikesiz 無害的 нешкідливий, неотруйний بے ضرر vô hại 无害的

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in·noc·u·ous

a. inocuo-a, que no daña.

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