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Pronunciation / Transliteration: innocuo
"Il suo commento sembrava del tutto innocuo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Not harmful or offensive.
"He made a few innocuous remarks about the weather."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'innocuus', formed by combining the negative prefix 'in-' (meaning not) with 'nocuus' (harmful, from 'nocere', to hurt). Entering the English language in the early 17th century, it initially retained its precise etymological sense of 'harmless' or 'causing no injury', eventually broadening to describe things lacking impact or mildly dull.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Innocuous" is said worldwide
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inoffensif
Transliteration: inoffensif
"Cette araignée est totalement inoffensive."
harmlos
Transliteration: harmlos
"Das war nur ein harmloser Scherz."
innocuo
Transliteration: innocuo
"Il suo commento sembrava del tutto innocuo."
inocuo
Transliteration: inocuo
"El humo parecía inocuo, pero era tóxico."
inocente
Transliteration: inocente
"Foi apenas uma brincadeira inócua."
हानिरहित
Transliteration: hanirahit
"यह टिप्पणी पूरी तरह से हानिरहित थी।"
无害的
Transliteration: wúhài de
"这个问题看起来很无害。"
무해한
Transliteration: muhaehan
"그것은 무해한 농담이었다."
無害な
Transliteration: mugai na
"それは全く無害な冗談だった。"
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