Definition of innocuous Innocuous

/ɪnɑˈkjuʌs/ - [inakyuus] - in•noc•u•ous

We found 11 definitions of innocuous from 5 different sources.

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What does innocuous mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

innocuous - not injurious to physical or mental health
  noxious injurious to physical or mental health; "noxious chemical wastes"; "noxious ideas"
  harmless not causing or capable of causing harm; "harmless bacteria"; "rendered the bomb harmless"
innocuous - not causing disapproval; "it was an innocuous remark"; "confined himself to innocuous generalities"; "unobjectionable behavior"
  unobjectionable
innocuous - lacking intent or capacity to injure; "an innocent prank"
  innocent
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • innocuous (a.)
    Harmless; producing no ill effect; innocent.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • innocuous
    Not presenting any danger.
  • innocuous
    Not injurious to physical or mental health.
  • innocuous
    Not causing disapproval.
  • innocuous
    Lacking intent or capacity to injure.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • 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. innocuusin, not, nocuus, hurtful—nocēre, to hurt.]

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