innocuous

Meanings

• Adjective

  Free from offense or harm; not likely to cause alarm or injury.

  - "The symptoms were innocuous and did not require further medical attention."
  - "Despite his innocuous appearance, the chef had a reputation for preparing spicy dishes."

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Pronunciation

1. /ɪˈnɑkjuəs/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

harmful , nocuous , noxious , poisonous , toxic

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Synonyms

harmless , innoxious , nonpoisonous , nontoxic , undamaging , unharmful , uncontroversial

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with innocuous
pious , precious , depositus , positive

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Variants

List of all variants of innocuous that leads to same result
innocuous , innocuously , innocuousness , innocuousnesses

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'innocuus', meaning harmless or blameless.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'innocuous' is derived from the Latin word 'innocuus', which means harmless or blameless.

2. The term 'innocuous' was first used in English during the late 15th century.

3. In chemistry, an innocuous reagent is one that does not react violently or dangerously with other substances.

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Related Concepts

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1. Non-threatening: Related to the concept of being non-threatening or harmless.

2. Inoffensive: Synonym of innocuous, meaning free from offense or objectionable.

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Quotes

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1. Gossip is a relatively "innocuous" manifestation; fashioning one's self as eternally battling a white America mired in "racism" is a more noisome one.

   - John McWhorter,{it}Wall Street Journal{/it},17 Sept. 2003

2. Small and "innocuous" looking, the habanero is uncontested as the hottest pepper in the world, the mother of all peppers.

   - Jim Robbins,{it}Smithsonian{/it},January 1992

3. And there was LeRoy … a somewhat gruesome but "innocuous" neighborhood dimwit who gave me the creeps when he sat down on the front stoop to listen to a bunch of us talking after school.

   - Philip Roth,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},18 Oct. 1987

4. The salamander, an "innocuous" amphibian like a big newt, was also regarded with a mixture of horror and awe.

   - David Attenborough,{it}The First Eden{/it},1987

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Culture

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In literature, the word 'innocuous' is often used to describe characters or situations that appear harmless but may later reveal hidden dangers or complexities.

How to Memorize "innocuous"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the word 'innocuous' as meaning something that is not harmful or offensive.

2. associate
   

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3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the Latin root 'innocuus' means harmless or blameless.

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