innocuous
31innocuous — adj. 1 not injurious; harmless. 2 inoffensive. Derivatives: innocuity n. innocuously adv. innocuousness n. Etymology: L innocuus (as IN (1), nocuus formed as INNOCENT) …
32render innocuous — index disarm (divest of arms) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
33Innocuously — Innocuous In*noc u*ous, a. [L. innocuus; in not + nocuus hurtful, fr. nocere to hurt. See {Innocent}.] Harmless; producing no ill effect. [1913 Webster] A patient, innocuous, innocent man. Burton. {In*noc u*ous*ly}, adv. {In*noc u*ous*ness}, n.… …
34Innocuousness — Innocuous In*noc u*ous, a. [L. innocuus; in not + nocuus hurtful, fr. nocere to hurt. See {Innocent}.] Harmless; producing no ill effect. [1913 Webster] A patient, innocuous, innocent man. Burton. {In*noc u*ous*ly}, adv. {In*noc u*ous*ness}, n.… …
35innocuously — innocuous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not harmful or offensive. DERIVATIVES innocuously adverb innocuousness noun. ORIGIN Latin innocuus, from in not + nocere to hurt …
36innocuousness — innocuous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not harmful or offensive. DERIVATIVES innocuously adverb innocuousness noun. ORIGIN Latin innocuus, from in not + nocere to hurt …
37harmless — harmless, innocuous, innocent, inoffensive, unoffending are comparable when meaning not having hurtful or injurious qualities. Harmless may be applied to whatever seems incapable of doing harm {poor harmless fly Shak.} {be ye therefore wise as… …
38Misattribution Theory of Humor — Misattribution is one of many theories of humor that describes an audience s inability to identify exactly why they find a joke to be funny. The formal theory is attributed to Zillmann Bryant (1980) in their article, “Misattribution Theory of… …
39The Rhapsodic Fallacy — is an essay by United States poet Mary Kinzie in which she defines and attacks a rhapsodic conception of poetry. It was first published in Salmagundi 65 of Fall 1984 [ Salmagundi of Fall 1984, pages 63 ndash;79] and was collected in The Cure of… …
40immune system disorder — Introduction Disorders of the immune systemany of various failures in the body s defense mechanisms against infectious organisms (see table (Disorders of the immune system)). Disorders of immunity include immune deficiency diseases, such… …
