Synonyms for innocuousness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ih-nok-yoo-uh s
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈnɒk yu əs

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Définition of innocuousness

Origin :
  • 1590s, from Latin innocuus "harmless," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + nocuus "hurtful," from root of nocere "to injure, harm," from *nok-s-, suffixed form of PIE root *nek- "death" (see necro-). Related: Innocuously; innocuousness.
  • noun insipidity
Example sentences :
  • Recent utterances about the innocuousness of Australian snake-poison find a fitting answer in this melancholy occurrence.
  • Extract from : « On Snake-Poison: its Action and its Antidote » by A. Mueller
  • This is erroneous and is based upon the assumed inefficacy and innocuousness of judicial injunctions.
  • Extract from : « State of the Union Addresses of William H. Taft » by William H. Taft
  • The adventure in the Scoop scared him for a while into innocuousness; then he resumed his game again with redoubled zest.
  • Extract from : « Bob, Son of Battle » by Alfred Ollivant
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