- Giving no offense; unobjectionable.
- Causing no harm; harmless.
inoffensiveness in'of·fen'sive·ness n.
Dictionary:
in·of·fen·sive (ĭn'ə-fĕn'sĭv) ![]() |
| Thesaurus: inoffensive |
adjective
| Antonyms: inoffensive |
Definition: not obnoxious; harmless
Antonyms: damaging, harmful, malicious, offensive, provocative
| WordNet: inoffensive |
The adjective has 6 meanings:
Meaning #1:
not causing anger or annoyance
Synonym: unoffending
Antonym: offensive (meaning #3)
Meaning #2:
morally respectable or inoffensive
Synonyms: savory, savoury
Meaning #3:
giving no offense
Antonym: offensive (meaning #5)
Meaning #4:
of an inoffensive substitute for offensive terminology
Synonym: euphemistic
Meaning #5:
not offensive
Synonym: uncontroversial
Meaning #6:
causing no harm
Synonym: unoffending
| Translations: Inoffensive |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uskadelig, harmløs, skikkelig
Nederlands (Dutch)
onschadelijk, onschuldig, niet beledigend
Français (French)
adj. - sans rien de désagréable (une odeur), qui n'a rien d'offensant, inoffensif
Deutsch (German)
adj. - harmlos
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - άκακος, αθώος
Italiano (Italian)
inoffensivo
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - inofensivo
Español (Spanish)
adj. - inofensivo
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - oförarglig, fredlig, oskadlig, oskyldig
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
无害的, 不讨厌的, 没恶意的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 無害的, 不討厭的, 沒惡意的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 해가 되지 않는, 악의가 없는, 마음에 거슬리지 않는
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 害にならない, 不快感を与えない
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) غير مؤذ, مسالم
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - לא פוגע, לא מזיק, לא מעורר התנגדות
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