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Added 9 October 2026

innocuous

/ɪˈnɒkjuəs/ adjective

Latin root: innocuus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about innocuous at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Harmless; producing no ill effect.
Inoffensive; unprovocative; unexceptionable.

Origin

From Latin innocuus (“harmless”) (therefore, no gemination in + nocuous).

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