noc´u|ous|ness
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in|noc´u|ous|ness — in|noc|u|ous «ih NOK yu uhs», adjective. not hurtful or injurious; harmless: »She took my innocuous remark as an insult. ... wit…like summer lightning, lambent but innocuous (Edward M. Goulburn). SYNONYM(S): inoffensive. ╂[< Latin innocuus… … Useful english dictionary
noc´u|ous|ly — noc|u|ous «NOK yu uhs», adjective. noxious; hurtful; poisonous: »a nocuous gas. ╂[< Latin nocuus (with English ous) < nocēre to harm] –noc´u|ous|ly, adverb. –noc´u|ous|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
noc|u|ous — «NOK yu uhs», adjective. noxious; hurtful; poisonous: »a nocuous gas. ╂[< Latin nocuus (with English ous) < nocēre to harm] –noc´u|ous|ly, adverb. –noc´u|ous|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
in|noc´u|ous|ly — in|noc|u|ous «ih NOK yu uhs», adjective. not hurtful or injurious; harmless: »She took my innocuous remark as an insult. ... wit…like summer lightning, lambent but innocuous (Edward M. Goulburn). SYNONYM(S): inoffensive. ╂[< Latin innocuus… … Useful english dictionary
in|noc|u|ous — «ih NOK yu uhs», adjective. not hurtful or injurious; harmless: »She took my innocuous remark as an insult. ... wit…like summer lightning, lambent but innocuous (Edward M. Goulburn). SYNONYM(S): inoffensive. ╂[< Latin innocuus (with English… … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
noc — cy·a·noc·o·rax; di·noc·er·as; fi·noc·chio; gym·noc·la·dus; gy·noc·ra·cy; in·noc·u·ous; lim·noc·ni·da; mel·a·noc·o·mous; mo·noc·er·os; mo·noc·ra·cy; mo·noc·u·lous; noc·tam·bu·lant; noc·tam·bu·la·tion; noc·tam·bule; noc·tam·bu·lic; noc·tam·bu·list; … English syllables
ous — ovig·er·ous; ovu·lif·er·ous; ozon·if·er·ous; ozon·ous; pa·lav·er·ous; pal·la·dif·er·ous; pal·la·di·ous; pap·il·lif·er·ous; pap·u·lif·er·ous; par·ous; par·ri·cid·i·ous; pec·tin·ous; pe·dig·er·ous; pel·tig·er·ous; pen·tam·er·ous; pe·nu·ri·ous;… … English syllables
nocuous — noc•u•ous [[t]ˈnɒk yu əs[/t]] adj. harmful • Etymology: 1625–35; < L nocuus harmful, injurious noc′u•ous•ly, adv. noc′u•ous•ness, n … From formal English to slang
u — acid·u·lent; ac·u·ate; an·ti·co·ag·u·lant; an·ti·di·u·ret·ic; ap·pen·dic·u·lar·ia; ap·pen·dic·u·lar·i·an; ar·tic·u·lar; ar·tic·u·late; at·ten·u·ate; at·trib·u·tive; au·ric·u·la; au·ric·u·lar; au·ric·u·lar·ia; bin·oc·u·lar; brot·u·lid;… … English syllables
