inoffensive

adj.

1. Giving no offense; unobjectionable.
2. Causing no harm; harmless.

inoffensively in'of·fen'sive·ly adv.
inoffensiveness in'of·fen'sive·ness n.

adjective

Devoid of hurtful qualities: harmless, hurtless, innocent, innocuous, unoffensive. See help/harm/harmless.

adj

Definition: not obnoxious; harmless
Antonyms: damaging, harmful, malicious, offensive, provocative

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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

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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

Русский (Russian)
безобидный

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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