inoffensive

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɪnəˈfɛnsɪv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌɪnəˈfɛnsɪv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(in′ə fen′siv)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•of•fen•sive /ˌɪnəˈfɛnsɪv/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. causing no harm, trouble, or annoyance:an inoffensive manner; an inoffensive odor.
in•of•fen•sive•ly, adv. See -fend-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•of•fen•sive  (in′ə fen′siv),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. causing no harm, trouble, or annoyance:a mild, inoffensive man.
  2. not objectionable, as to the senses:an inoffensive odor.
  • in-3 + offensive 1590–1600
in′of•fen′sive•ly, adv. 
in′of•fen′sive•ness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . harmless, innocuous, unoffending.
'inoffensive' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
clean - euphemism - eviscerate - harmless - innocuous - nihil obstat - white list

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