unoffending
- adjective
- /ˌʌnəˈfɛndɪŋ/
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inoffensivo
- The unoffending remark she made only brought smiles to the group.
Examples
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He had terminated his brief career in the place of his birth by making a sanguinary and cowardly attack on an unoffending lad and running away in the nighttime from his master's house.
Academic text (2005) -
Then, holding it in a cloth by the corner, he gave it to an unoffending teacher who badly burned his hand as a result.
Academic text (1999) -
So you propose that, in spite of demonstrable infidelity on your part, your unoffending wife should be tossed out on her ear.
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He chose an unoffending gift that everyone could appreciate without feeling uncomfortable.
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The unoffending nature of her comment helped to ease the tension in the room.
Synonyms
231
1.0
Not able to hurt people or things
30
6.5
Unlikely to hurt or upset people
5
3.2
Not likely to upset or annoy people
4
3.8
Not likely to make someone feel afraid or unsafe
4
3.2
Not causing fear and looking harmless
1
3.7
Something that does not upset people and is harmless
Does not attack or harm and serves only to defend
Not likely to upset people, for example a comment or design
Not able to hurt or upset someone
Not looking or sounding dangerous
Antonyms
How Offensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
unoffending = offending (transparent) = un + offend + ing
Formed by adding the productive prefix 'un-' to 'offending' so the meaning 'not causing offense' is directly derived.
Etymology
Unoffending is made from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and offend meaning 'to hurt or annoy', so a helpful way to remember it is 'not hurting or annoying'.