Definitions for innocuous
ɪˈnɒk yu əsin·nocu·ous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. innocuousadjective

   not injurious to physical or mental health

2. innocuous, unobjectionableadjective

   not causing disapproval

   "it was an innocuous remark"; "confined himself to innocuous generalities"; "unobjectionable behavior"

3. innocent, innocuousadjective

   lacking intent or capacity to injure

   "an innocent prank"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. innocuousadjective

   Harmless; producing no ill effect.

2. innocuousadjective

   Inoffensive; unprovocative; not exceptional.

3. Etymology: From innocuus.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. INNOCUOUSadjective

   Harmless in effects.

   Etymology: innocuus, Latin.

   The most dangerous poisons, skilfully managed, may be made not only innocuous, but of all other medicines the most effectual. Nehemiah Grew, Cosmol.

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1. innocuous

   Innocuous generally refers to something that is harmless and causes no damage or injury. It can also mean not likely to provoke strong emotion, controversy, or offense. This term can be applied to various entities like actions, statements, substances, or individuals.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Innocuousadjective

   harmless; producing no ill effect; innocent

2. Etymology: [L. innocuus; in- not + nocuus hurtful, fr. nocere to hurt. See Innocent.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Innocuous

   in-nok′ū-us, adj. not hurtful: harmless in effects.—adv. Innoc′uously.—ns. Innoc′uousness, Innocū′ity, the state of being innocuous. [L. innocuus—in, not, nocuus, hurtful—nocēre, to hurt.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of innocuous in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of innocuous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of innocuous in a Sentence

1. Donald Ellison:

   This indictment is filled with allegations of innocuous events that somehow the government has cobbled into a theory of bribery, it's not a crime to be friends with people you work with.

2. Gene Munster from Loup Ventures:

   While this tweet (after market hours) and the quick correction seem innocuous, the SEC isn't likely to cut Musk any slack, musk's unwillingness to follow the rules is part of what you have to be willing to accept as an investor in Tesla.

3. Richard Bernstein:

   The whole point of the liberal revolution that gave rise to the 1960’s was to free us from somebody else’s dogma, but now the same people…are striving to impose on others a secularized religion…disguising it behind innocuous labels like ‘diversity training’ and ‘respect for difference.

4. James Baldwin:

   Americans, unhappily, have the most remarkable ability to alchemize all bitter truths into an innocuous but piquant confection and to transform their moral contradictions, or public discussion of such contradictions, into a proud decoration, such as are given for heroism on the battle field.

5. Robert Shibatani:

   To a large extent, this seemingly innocuous little fish controls much of what we can or cannot do in the delta.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=innocuous
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Innocuous
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=innocuous
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/innocuous
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=innocuous