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Meaning of inoffensive in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˌɪnəˈfɛnsɪv/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    inoffensive

    Definitions

    1. not offensive

    Examples

    • « an inoffensive level »

    Synonyms

    • innocuous
    • harmless
  2. 2. causing no harm

    Examples

    • « an inoffensive animal »

    Synonyms

    • harmless
  3. Qualitative Adjective

    inoffensive

    Definitions

    1. not causing anger or annoyance

    Examples

    • « inoffensive behavior »

    Synonyms

    • offenseless
    • offenceless

    Antonyms

    • offensive
  4. 2. morally respectable or inoffensive

    Examples

    • « a past that was scarcely savory »

    Antonyms

    • unsavory
    • unsavoury
    • offensive
  5. 3. giving no offense

    Examples

    • « a quiet inoffensive man »
    • « a refreshing inoffensive stimulant »

    Synonyms

    • innocuous
    • unobjectionable

    Antonyms

    • offensive
  6. 4. of an inoffensive substitute for offensive terminology

    Examples

    • « 'peepee' is a common euphemistic term »

    Antonyms

    • dysphemistic
    • offensive

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