innocuous
adjective
not harmful or injurious; harmless.
innocuousness
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a word derived from
innocuous.
Example Sentences
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Art that doesn’t try for much is guaranteed innocuousness.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 17, 2023
It’s easy on the ears, and some of the bubbly innocuousness can be put down to an attempt to mimic the slick, synthesizer-driven sound of the fanfares on shows of this ilk.
From New York Times ● Jun. 8, 2012
It's the curse of pleasantness, of innocuousness, of valedictory tribute.
From Slate ● Feb. 28, 2012
"Prettiness has this connotation of passivity and innocuousness," she says.
From Time Magazine Archive
The adventure in the Scoop scared him for a while into innocuousness; then he resumed his game again with redoubled zest.
From Bob, Son of Battle by Alfred Ollivant
