innocuous

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(ĭ-nŏk'yū-əs) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Having no adverse effect; harmless.
  2. Not likely to offend or provoke to strong emotion; insipid.

[From Latin innocuus : in-, not; see in-1 + nocuus, harmful (from nocēre, to harm).]

innocuously in·noc'u·ous·ly adv.
innocuousness in·noc'u·ous·ness n.

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adjective

  1. Devoid of hurtful qualities: harmless, hurtless, innocent, inoffensive, unoffensive. See help/harm/harmless.
  2. Lacking the qualities requisite for spiritedness and originality: bland, insipid, jejune, namby-pamby, vapid, washy, waterish, watery. Informal wishy-washy. See excite/bore/interest, good/bad.

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adj

Definition: harmless
Antonyms: bad, damaging, destructive, harmful, hurtful, injurious

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Harmless.

pronunciation The dinner guests let her innocuous remark pass without comment.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uskadelig, ufarlig, harmløs

Nederlands (Dutch)
onschadelijk, ongeïnspireerd

Français (French)
adj. - inoffensif, anodin

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unschädlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αβλαβής, άκακος, ακίνδυνος, ασήμαντος, κοινός

Italiano (Italian)
innocuo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - inócuo

Русский (Russian)
безвредный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - inocuo, inofensivo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - oskadlig, ofarlig, intetsägande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
无害的, 无毒的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 無害的, 無毒的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 무해한, 독 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 特に害はない, 無害の, 迫力のない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) حميد, غير ضار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא פוגע, לא מזיק‬


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