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in⋅noc⋅u⋅ous
[i-nok-yoo-uh
s] 
–adjective
| 1. | not harmful or injurious; harmless: an innocuous home remedy. |
| 2. | not likely to irritate or offend; inoffensive; an innocuous remark. |
| 3. | not interesting, stimulating, or significant; pallid; insipid: an innocuous novel. |
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| in·noc·u·ous (ĭ-nŏk'yōō-əs) adj.
[From Latin innocuus : in-, not; see in-1 + nocuus, harmful (from nocēre, to harm; see nek-1 in Indo-European roots).] in·noc'u·ous·ly adv., in·noc'u·ous·ness n. |
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| Main Entry: | innocuous1 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | harmless; innoxious |
| Etymology: | Latin in- + nocere 'to injure' |
| Main Entry: | innocuous2 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | unlikely to arouse strong feeling; insipid |
| Etymology: | Latin in- + nocere 'to injure' |
Language Translation for : innocuous
Spanish:
inocuo, inofensivo,
German:
unschädlich,
Japanese:
無害の
Innocuous
In*noc"u*ous\, a. [L. innocuus; in- not + nocuus hurtful, fr. nocere to hurt. See Innocent.] Harmless; producing no ill effect; innocent. A patient, innocuous, innocent man. --Burton. -- In*noc"u*ous*ly, adv. -- In*noc"u*ous*ness, n. Where the salt sea innocuously breaks. --Wordsworth.
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innocuous
1598, from L. innocuus "harmless," from in- "not" + nocuus "hurtful," from root of nocere "to injure, harm," from causative form of PIE *nek- "death."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: in·noc·u·ous
Pronunciation: in-'äk-y&-w&s
Function: adjective
: producing no injury : not harmful —in·noc·u·ous·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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innocuous in·noc·u·ous (ĭ-nŏk'y&oomacr;-əs)
adj.
Having no adverse effect; harmless.
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