English-Thai Dictionary

innocuous

ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่มี อันตราย  ซึ่ง ไร้ พิษภัย  harmless inoffensive offensive sueng-mai-me-an-ta-rai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INNOCUOUS

a.[L. innocuus; in and noceo, to hurt. ] Harmless; safe; producing no ill effect; innocent. Certain poisons used as medicines in small quantities, prove not only innocuous, but beneficial. It applied only to things; not to persons.

 

INNOCUOUSLY

adv. Without harm; without injurious effects.

 

INNOCUOUSNESS

n.Harmlessness; the quality of being destitute of mischievous qualities or effects.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INNOCUOUS

In *noc "u *ous, a. Etym: [L. innocuus; in- not + nocuus hurtful, fr. nocere to hurt. See Innocent. ]

 

Defn: Harmless; producing no ill effect; innocent. A patient, innocuous, innocent man. Burton. -- In *noc "u *ous *ly, adv. -- In *noc "u *ous *ness, n.Where the salt sea innocuously breaks. Wordsworth.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

innocuous

in noc u ous |iˈnäkyo͞oəs ɪˈnɑːkjuəs | ▶adjective not harmful or offensive: it was an innocuous question. DERIVATIVES in noc u ous ly adverb, in noc u ous ness noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin innocuus, from in- ‘not ’ + nocuus ‘injurious ’ (see nocuous ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

innocuous

innocuous |ɪˈnɒkjʊəs | ▶adjective not harmful or offensive: it was an innocuous question. DERIVATIVES innocuously adverb, innocuousness noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin innocuus, from in- ‘not ’ + nocuus ‘injurious ’ (see nocuous ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

innocuous

innocuous adjective 1 an innocuous fungus: harmless, safe, nontoxic, innocent; edible, eatable. ANTONYMS harmful, toxic. 2 an innocuous comment: inoffensive, unobjectionable, unexceptionable, harmless, mild, tame, anodyne, soft-focus. ANTONYMS offensive.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

innocuous

innocuous adjective 1 an innocuous fungus that grows on trees: harmless, safe, non-dangerous, non-poisonous, non-toxic, non-irritant, non-injurious, innocent; edible, eatable, wholesome; rare innoxious. ANTONYMS harmful. 2 an innocuous young man | an innocuous comment: inoffensive, unobjectionable, unexceptionable, unoffending, harmless, mild, peaceful, gentle, tame, insipid; anodyne, bland, unremarkable, commonplace, run-of-the-mill. ANTONYMS obnoxious.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

innocuous

in noc u ous /ɪnɑ́kjuəs |ɪnɔ́k -/形容詞 ｟かたく ｠〈言動などが 〉人の気持ちを傷つけない ; 悪意のない ; 害のない, 毒のない .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞