INNOCUOUS


Meaning of INNOCUOUS in English

in ‧ noc ‧ u ‧ ous /ɪˈnɒkjuəs $ ɪˈnɑːk-/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: innocuus , from nocere ; ⇨ ↑ innocent 1 ]

not offensive, dangerous, or harmful SYN harmless :

an innocuous remark

He’s a perfectly innocuous young man.

—innocuously adverb

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.