Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
inning
innings
Innisfail
innit
innkeeper
innocence
innocent
innocent spouse rules
innocuous
innominate
innominate artery
innominate bone
innominate vein
innovate
innovation
innovative
Innsbruck
Click to move down the list of words
Print Preview
See pronunciation key
Search for "innocuous" in all of MSN Encarta
E-mail this entry
Blog about this entry on MSN Spaces
Download the MSN Encarta Right-Click Dictionary

innocuous

in·noc·u·ous [ i nókyoo əss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. unlikely to offend: not intended to cause offense or provoke a strong reaction and unlikely to do so
an innocuous comment

2. harmless: harmless in effect
an innocuous white powder

[Late 16th century. < Latin innocuus< nocuus "hurtful" < nocere "to harm"]

in·noc·u·ous·ly adverb
in·noc·u·ous·ness noun
Advertisement

Also on Encarta
Englishtown: Learn English online
Our Partners
Also on MSN
Encarta Message Boards (© Rubberball/Jupiterimages)
Shopping
© 2009 Microsoft