Definitions for innocuousɪˈnɒk yu əs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
in•noc•u•ousɪˈnɒk yu əs(adj.)
not harmful or injurious; harmless:
an innocuous home remedy.
not likely to irritate or offend; inoffensive
an innocuous remark.
Origin of innocuous:
1590–1600; < L innocuus. See in -3, nocuous
in•noc′u•ous•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
innocuous(adj)
not injurious to physical or mental health
innocuous, unobjectionable(adj)
not causing disapproval
"it was an innocuous remark"; "confined himself to innocuous generalities"; "unobjectionable behavior"
innocent, innocuous(adj)
lacking intent or capacity to injure
"an innocent prank"
Wiktionary
innocuous(Adjective)
Harmless; producing no ill effect.
innocuous(Adjective)
Inoffensive; unprovocative; not exceptional.
Origin: From innocuus.
Webster Dictionary
Innocuous(adj)
harmless; producing no ill effect; innocent
Translations for innocuous
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- onskadelikAfrikaans
- غَير ضار، غَيْر مُؤْذٍArabic
- безвреденBulgarian
- inofensivoPortuguese (BR)
- neškodnýCzech
- unschädlichGerman
- harmløs; uskadeligDanish
- αβλαβήςGreek
- inocuo, inofensivoSpanish
- ohutuEstonian
- بی ضررFarsi
- vaaratonFinnish
- inoffensifFrench
- לא מַזִיקHebrew
- हानि न करने वालाHindi
- neškodljivCroatian
- ártalmatlanHungarian
- tak berbahayaIndonesian
- meinlaus, hættulausIcelandic
- innocuoItalian
- 無害のJapanese
- 무해한Korean
- nekenksmingasLithuanian
- nekaitīgsLatvian
- tak berbahayaMalay
- onschadelijkDutch
- uskadelig, harmløsNorwegian
- nieszkodliwyPolish
- بی ضررPersian
- بى ضرره، بى ازارهPashto
- inofensivoPortuguese
- inofensivRomanian
- безвредныйRussian
- neškodnýSlovak
- neškodljivSlovenian
- bezopasanSerbian
- oskadlig, ofarligSwedish
- ซึ่งไม่มีอันตรายThai
- zararsız, tehlikesizTurkish
- 無害的Chinese (Trad.)
- нешкідливий, неотруйнийUkrainian
- بے ضررUrdu
- vô hạiVietnamese
- 无害的Chinese (Simp.)
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