INNOCUOUS


Meaning of INNOCUOUS in English

(ˈ)i|näkyəwəs, əˈn- adjective

Etymology: Latin innocuus, from in- in- (I) + -nocuus (from nocēre to harm, hurt) — more at noxious

1. : producing no ill effect : working no injury : harmless

preliminary tests have proved it to be innocuous — Journal of Chem. Education

2.

a. : not likely to arouse animus or give offense : inoffensive

confined himself to innocuous generalities

b. : not likely to arouse strong feelings : lacking the capacity to excite

elaborate concealment of innocuous regions — P.M.Gregory

or move : pallid , insipid , insignificant

a pleasant but innocuous suite — Arthur Berger

• in·noc·u·ous·ly adverb

• in·noc·u·ous·ness noun -es

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