Word meaning
innocuous
adjective · ih-NOK-yoo-us
What does innocuous mean?
Innocuous means not harmful or offensive.
Innocuous in a sentence
“It was an innocuous question, but she seemed upset.”
Synonyms for innocuous
- harmless
- inoffensive
- benign
Where does innocuous come from?
From Latin in-, "not," and nocuus, "harmful."
How to remember innocuous
- Say it out loud a few times: ih-NOK-yoo-us.
- Write one sentence of your own using innocuous, about something that happened to you today.
- Quiz yourself tomorrow, in three days, and next week. Spaced reviews are what make new words stick.
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