inoffensivenessn.

/ɪnəˈfɛnsɪvnɪs/

Etymology: formed as inoffensive adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality or condition of being inoffensive; harmlessness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > [noun] > safety or lack of risk or harm

underingnessa1300

unnoyingnessa1500

unhurtfulness1549

harmlessness1596

safeness1607

inoffensiveness1641

innocuousness1644

innocency1665

innoxiousness1667

safety1689

undangerousness1817

innocence1828

dangerlessnessa1834

innocuity1855

uninjuriousness1860

1641 ‘Smectymnuus’ Vindic. Answer Hvmble Remonstr. ii. 35 But might the complying of our Papists be attributed soly to the inoffensivenesse of our Liturgie.

1663 R. Boyle Some Considerations Usefulnesse Exper. Nat. Philos. ii. 50 Christ commands his Disciples to learn of Serpents and Pigeons prudence and inoffensiveness.

1752 J. Pringle in Philos. Trans. 1749–50 (Royal Soc.) 46 482 What makes the Difference between the stale Urine and other putrid Substances still more specific, is, its Inoffensiveness with regard to Health.

a1854 H. Reed Lect. Eng. Hist. (1855) ix. 285 His offence was nothing more than his pure inoffensiveness, his unresisting meekness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	inoffensiveness
释义	inoffensivenessn. /ɪnəˈfɛnsɪvnɪs/ Etymology: formed as inoffensive adj. + -ness suffix. The quality or condition of being inoffensive; harmlessness. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > [noun] > safety or lack of risk or harm underingnessa1300 unnoyingnessa1500 unhurtfulness1549 harmlessness1596 safeness1607 inoffensiveness1641 innocuousness1644 innocency1665 innoxiousness1667 safety1689 undangerousness1817 innocence1828 dangerlessnessa1834 innocuity1855 uninjuriousness1860 1641 ‘Smectymnuus’ Vindic. Answer Hvmble Remonstr. ii. 35 But might the complying of our Papists be attributed soly to the inoffensivenesse of our Liturgie. 1663 R. Boyle Some Considerations Usefulnesse Exper. Nat. Philos. ii. 50 Christ commands his Disciples to learn of Serpents and Pigeons prudence and inoffensiveness. 1752 J. Pringle in Philos. Trans. 1749–50 (Royal Soc.) 46 482 What makes the Difference between the stale Urine and other putrid Substances still more specific, is, its Inoffensiveness with regard to Health. a1854 H. Reed Lect. Eng. Hist. (1855) ix. 285 His offence was nothing more than his pure inoffensiveness, his unresisting meekness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1641
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