innocuous
11innocuous — adjective /ɪˈnɒkjuəs,ɪˈnɑːkjuəs/ a) Harmless; producing no ill effect. The shells fell for the most part innocuous; an eyewitness saw children at play beside the flaming houses; not a soul was injured. b) Inoffensive; unprovocative; not… …
12innocuous — in|noc|u|ous [ıˈnɔkjuəs US ıˈna:k ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: innocuus, from nocere; INNOCENT1] not offensive, dangerous, or harmful ▪ an innocuous remark ▪ He s a perfectly innocuous young man. >innocuously adv …
13innocuous — in|noc|u|ous [ ı nakjuəs ] adjective not likely to offend or upset anyone: an innocuous remark/suggestion a. not likely to harm or hurt anyone or anything: an innocuous substance found in some types of fungi ╾ in|noc|u|ous|ly adverb …
14innocuous — adjective not offensive, dangerous, or harmful: an innocuous remark | Those innocuous looking cases contain enough explosive to destroy this building. innocuously adverb innocuousness noun (U) …
15innocuous — adjective 1) an innocuous fungus Syn: harmless, safe, nontoxic, innocent; edible, eatable Ant: harmful, toxic 2) an innocuous comment Syn: inoffensive …
16innocuous — UK [ɪˈnɒkjuəs] / US [ɪˈnɑkjuəs] adjective a) not likely to offend or upset anyone an innocuous remark/suggestion b) not likely to harm or hurt anyone or anything an innocuous substance found in some types of fungi Derived word: innocuously adverb …
17innocuous — in•noc•u•ous [[t]ɪˈnɒk yu əs[/t]] adj. 1) not harmful or injurious; harmless: an innocuous home remedy[/ex] 2) not likely to irritate or offend; inoffensive; an innocuous remark[/ex] • Etymology: 1590–1600; < L innocuus. See in III, nocuous… …
18innocuous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. harmless, mild, inoffensive. See health, innocence, good.Ant., harmful, dangerous. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. harmless, inoffensive, bland, weak; see dull 4 , harmless 2 , kind . III (Roget s 3… …
19innocuous — adjective Etymology: Latin innocuus, from in + nocēre Date: 1598 1. producing no injury ; harmless 2. not likely to give offense or to arouse strong feelings or hostility ; inoffensive, insipid • innocuously adverb • innocuousness …
20innocuous — Harmless. SYN: innoxious. [L. innocuus] * * * in·noc·u·ous in äk yə wəs adj producing no injury: not harmful in·noc·u·ous·ly adv * * * in·noc·u·ous (ĭ nokґu əs) harmless …
