innocuous

[ ih-nok-yoo-uh s ]
/ ɪˈnɒk yu əs /
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adjective

not harmful or injurious; harmless: an innocuous home remedy.
not likely to irritate or offend; inoffensive; an innocuous remark.
not interesting, stimulating, or significant; pallid; insipid: an innocuous novel.

Origin of innocuous

From the Latin word innocuus, dating back to 1590–1600. See in-3, nocuous

OTHER WORDS FROM innocuous

Words nearby innocuous

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Words related to innocuous

bland, banal, inoffensive, insipid, painless, flat, innocent, jejune, kind, safe, weak, unobjectionable, innoxious, sapless

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British Dictionary definitions for innocuous

innocuous
/ (ɪˈnɒkjʊəs) /

adjective

having little or no adverse or harmful effect; harmless

Derived forms of innocuous

innocuously, adverb innocuousness or innocuity (ˌɪnəˈkjuːɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for innocuous

C16: from Latin innocuus harmless, from in- 1 + nocēre to harm

Medical definitions for innocuous

innocuous
[ ĭ-nŏk′yōō-əs ]

adj.

Having no adverse effect; harmless.