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innoxious

innoxious

9.5
Not harmful to people or animals
  • adjective
  • /ɪˈnɒkʃəs/
translation icon : inócuo
  • The chemical was found to be innoxious, posing no threat to humans or animals.

Examples

  • Despite its ominous appearance, the snake is actually innoxious to humans.

  • This additive is considered innoxious when used in small quantities.

  • The plant is innoxious and safe for pets.

  • Is this chemical innoxious to the environment?

  • The chemical was found to be innoxious, posing no threat to humans or animals.

  • Despite its ominous appearance, the snake is actually innoxious to humans.

  • The plant is innoxious and safe for pets.

Synonyms

nontoxic
vsinnoxious
5 3.4

Safe for people, animals, and the environment

means harmless in any way, not only free from poison
nonpoisonous
vsinnoxious
1 2.5

Not containing poison and safe to touch or eat

is broader, indicating no adverse effect beyond poisoning risks
undangerous
vsinnoxious
4.1

Safe and not likely to cause harm

states it causes no harm at all rather than just low risk
atoxic
vsinnoxious
  • Specialized
7.4

A thing that is not poisonous to people or animals

covers harmlessness more generally, not only absence of toxins

Antonyms

dangerous
∞ 1.5

Likely to cause harm or injury

harmful
161 2.6

Causing damage to people, animals or things

How Harmful

deadly
543 2.8
dangerous
∞ 1.5
harmful
161 2.6
innoxious
9.5
harmless
231 1.0

Surface Forms

innoxious positive

Morphology

innoxious = noxious (transparent) = in + nox + ious

The meaning is directly recoverable as the standard negative prefix 'in-' added to 'noxious'.

Etymology

Innoxious comes from the prefix in- meaning 'not' and the word noxious meaning 'harmful'. So it literally means 'not harmful', which is why we use it to describe something harmless.