'Inoffensive' definitions:
Definition of 'inoffensive'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Not causing anger or annoyance; "inoffensive behavior" [syn: inoffensive, unoffending] [ant: offensive]
adjective
Giving no offense; "a quiet inoffensive man"; "a refreshing inoffensive stimulant" [ant: offensive]
adjective
Substituting a mild term for a harsher or distasteful one; "`peepee' is a common euphemistic term" [syn: euphemistic, inoffensive] [ant: dysphemistic, offensive]
Definition of 'Inoffensive'
From: GCIDE
- Inoffensive \In"of*fen"sive\, a. [Pref. in- not + offensiue: cf. F. inoffensif.]
- 1. Giving no offense, or provocation; causing no uneasiness, annoyance, or disturbance; as, an inoffensive man, answer, appearance. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Harmless; doing no injury or mischief. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Not obstructing; presenting no interruption or hindrance. [R.] --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- So have I seen a river gently glide In a smooth course, and inoffensive tide. --Addison. -- {In"of*fen"sive*ly}, adv. -- {In"of*fen"sive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'inoffensive'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- admissible,
- allowable,
- benign,
- condonable,
- defensible,
- dispensable,
- excusable,
- exemptible,
- expiable,
- forgivable,
- harmless,
- innocent,
- innocuous,
- justifiable,
- legitimate,
- nonmalignant,
- nonpoisonous,
- nontoxic,
- nonvirulent,
- pardonable,
- reasonable,
- remissible,
- undamaging,
- unhurtful,
- uninjurious,
- unobjectionable,
- unobnoxious,
- unoffending,
- venial,
- vindicable,
- warrantable