innocuous
Meaning
- Harmless; producing no ill effect.
- Inoffensive; unprovocative; unexceptionable.
Opposite of
nocuous, noxious, harmful, poisonous, toxic, beneficial, helpful, valuable, harmless, innocent, innocuous, innoxious, inoffensive, undamaging, unharmful
Synonyms
scot free
non-harmful
easy on the stomach
easily digestible
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪˈnɒkjuəs/
Etymology
From Latin innocuus (“harmless”) (therefore, no gemination in + nocuous).
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