innocuous
[ ih-nok-yoo-uhs ]
adjective
not harmful or injurious; harmless: an innocuous home remedy.
not likely to irritate or offend; inoffensive; an innocuous remark.
not interesting, stimulating, or significant; pallid; insipid: an innocuous novel.
Origin of innocuous
1Other words from innocuous
- in·noc·u·ous·ly, adverb
- in·noc·u·ous·ness, in·no·cu·i·ty [in-uh-kyoo-i-tee], /ˌɪn əˈkyu ɪ ti/, noun
- un·in·noc·u·ous, adjective
- un·in·noc·u·ous·ly, adverb
- un·in·noc·u·ous·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for innocuous
innocuous
/ (ɪˈnɒkjʊəs) /
adjective
having little or no adverse or harmful effect; harmless
Origin of innocuous
1C16: from Latin innocuus harmless, from in- 1 + nocēre to harm
Derived forms of innocuous
- innocuously, adverb
- innocuousness or innocuity (ˌɪnəˈkjuːɪtɪ), noun
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