innocuousness

  • 41innocuous — [ɪ nɒkjʊəs] adjective not harmful or offensive. Derivatives innocuously adverb innocuousness noun Origin C16: from L. innocuus, from in not + nocuus (see nocuous) …

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  • 42innocence — n. 1. Harmlessness, inoffensiveness, innocuousness, innoxiousness. 2. Guiltlessness, sinlessness, blamelessness, guilelessness, purity, simplicity, stainlessness …

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  • 43innocuous — adjective not offensive, dangerous, or harmful: an innocuous remark | Those innocuous looking cases contain enough explosive to destroy this building. innocuously adverb innocuousness noun (U) …

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  • 44innocence — n 1. sinlessness, virtue, virtuousness, decency, probity; immaculateness, faultlessness, flaw lessness, impeccability; stainlessness, spotlessness, cleanness; chastity, purity, incorruption, incorruptibility, righteousness, uprightness;… …

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  • 45purity — n 1. genuineness, realness, naturalness, unartificiality; authenticity, realism, naturalism; unadulteratedness, unaffectedness, unspuriousness; flaw lessness, faultlessness, perfection; homogeneity, integrity, excellence, Biol. homozygosis. 2.… …

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  • 46safety — n secureness, security, safeness, invulnerability, unassailability; harmlessness, innocuousness; reliability, dependability, reputability; clear sailing, snug harbor, anchorage, shelter, sanctuary …

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  • 47innocence — /ˈɪnəsəns/ (say inuhsuhns) noun 1. the state or fact of being innocent; freedom from sin or moral wrong. 2. freedom from legal or specific wrong; guiltlessness: the prisoner proved his innocence. 3. simplicity or guilelessness: *But in his… …

  • 48innocuous — /ɪnˈɒkjuəs / (say in okyoohuhs) adjective not harmful or injurious; harmless. {Latin innocuus} –innocuously, adverb –innocuousness, noun …

  • 49innocence — [n1] blamelessness chastity, clean hands*, clear conscience*, guiltlessness, immaculateness, impeccability, incorruptibility, incorruption, inculpability, probity, purity, righteousness, sinlessness, stainlessness, uprightness, virtue; concept… …

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  • 50innocuous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not harmful or offensive. DERIVATIVES innocuously adverb innocuousness noun. ORIGIN Latin innocuus, from in not + nocere to hurt …

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