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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•noc•u•ous /ɪˈnɑkyuəs/USA pronunciation adj. - not harmful;
harmless:innocuous home medicine. - not likely to irritate;
inoffensive:just an innocuous remark about the weather. in•noc•u•ous•ly, adv. in•noc•u•ous•ness, n. [uncountable]See -noc-, -nox-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•noc•u•ous (i nok′yo̅o̅ əs),USA pronunciation adj. - 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.
- Latin innocuus. See in-3, nocuous
- 1590–1600
in•noc′u•ous•ly, adv. in•noc′u•ous•ness, in•no•cu•i•ty (in′ə kyo̅o̅′i tē),USA pronunciation n. |