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- [ih-nok-yoo-uh s]
- /ɪˈnɒk yu əs/
- /ɪˈnɒk.ju.əs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ih-nok-yoo-uh s]
- /ɪˈnɒk yu əs/
Definitions of innocuous word
- adjective innocuous not harmful or injurious; harmless: an innocuous home remedy. 1
- adjective innocuous not likely to irritate or offend; inoffensive; an innocuous remark. 1
- adjective innocuous not interesting, stimulating, or significant; pallid; insipid: an innocuous novel. 1
- noun innocuous Not harmful or offensive. 1
- adjective innocuous substance: harmless 1
- adjective innocuous remark: not offensive 1
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Origin of innocuous
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
From the Latin word innocuus, dating back to 1590-1600. See in-3, nocuous
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Parts of speech for Innocuous
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innocuous popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for innocuous
adj innocuous
- bland — If you describe someone or something as bland, you mean that they are rather dull and unexciting.
- banal — If you describe something as banal, you do not like it because you think that it is so ordinary that it is not at all effective or interesting.
- inoffensive — causing no harm, trouble, or annoyance: a mild, inoffensive man.
- insipid — without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid: an insipid personality.
- flat — horizontally level: a flat roof.
Antonyms for innocuous
adj innocuous
- delicious — very enjoyable; delightful
- tasty — good-tasting; savory: a tasty canapé.
- yummy — very pleasing to the senses, especially to the taste; delicious: The waiter brought out a tray of yummy desserts.
- damaging — causing or capable of causing damages; harmful; injurious.
- harmful — causing or capable of causing harm; injurious: a harmful idea; a harmful habit.
adjective innocuous
- offensive — causing resentful displeasure; highly irritating, angering, or annoying: offensive television commercials.
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