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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. not injurious to physical or mental health;

2. not causing disapproval;
- Example: "it was an innocuous remark"
- Example: "confined himself to innocuous generalities"
- Example: "unobjectionable behavior"
[syn: innocuous, unobjectionable]

3. lacking intent or capacity to injure;
- Example: "an innocent prank"
[syn: innocent, innocuous]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Innocuous \In*noc"u*ous\, a. [L. innocuus; in- not + nocuus
   hurtful, fr. nocere to hurt. See Innocent.]
   Harmless; producing no ill effect.
   [1913 Webster]

         A patient, innocuous, innocent man.      --Burton.
   -- In*noc"u*ous*ly, adv. -- In*noc"u*ous*ness, n.
   [1913 Webster]

         Where the salt sea innocuously breaks.   --Wordsworth.
   [1913 Webster]


Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

35 Moby Thesaurus words for "innocuous":
   benign, harmless, homely, humble, humble-looking, humble-visaged,
   humblest, inglorious, innocent, inoffensive, least, low, lowest,
   lowliest, lowly, mean, modest, nonmalignant, nonpoisonous,
   nontoxic, nonvirulent, plain, poor, sapless, simple, small,
   teachable, undamaging, undistinguished, unhurtful, unimportant,
   uninjurious, unobnoxious, unoffending, unpretentious