Meaning

2 senses
  1. Harmless; producing no ill effect.

    harmlos

    безвре́дныйbezvrédnyj, безоби́дныйbezobídnyj

    нешкідли́вийneškidlývyj

  2. Inoffensive; unprovocative; unexceptionable.

    unverfänglich, konform, gewöhnlich

    необра́зливийneobrázlyvyj

More definitions
  • not injurious to physical or mental health
  • not causing disapproval
  • lacking intent or capacity to injure

Examples

5 sentences
  1. Her innocuous statement was actually a veiled insult.

    ruЕё безобидное высказывание на самом деле было завуалированным оскорблением.

    deIhre harmlose Aussage war eigentlich eine verschleierte Beleidigung.

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  2. Their wording was innocuous, but not entirely innocent.

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  3. You may think your comment was innocuous, but I found it very offensive.

    ruВозможно, Вы считаете своё замечание безобидным, но я нахожу его очень оскорбительным.

    deVielleicht hältst du deinen Kommentar für harmlos, ich fand ihn aber sehr beleidigend.

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  4. The move follows the recent arrest of two young women in connection with what many call an innocuous Facebook post.

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  5. Billy's contributions to the English corpus are lauded as commendable, while Dmitri's innocuous contribution is immediately dismissed as spam and frowned upon.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
harmless — see also harmless:
inoffensive — see also inoffensive, innocent:
Русский
By meaning 1
harmless — see also harmless:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
harmless — see also harmless:
inoffensive — see also inoffensive, innocent:

Origin

From Latin innocuus (“harmless”) (therefore, no gemination in + nocuous).

From Latin innocuus (“harmless”) (therefore, no gemination in + nocuous).

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