Innocuous
adjective
Not harmful or offensive.
The doctor reassured her that the scan was an innocuous procedure.
Often appears as...
- innocuous substance
- innocuous comment
adjective
Not interesting or significant.
His innocuous remark triggered a major debate.
Often appears as...
- innocuous comment
- innocuous remark
adjective
Not harmful or offensive.
The doctor reassured her that the scan was an innocuous procedure.
Often appears as...
- innocuous substance
- innocuous comment
adjective
Not interesting or significant.
His innocuous remark triggered a major debate.
Often appears as...
- innocuous comment
- innocuous remark
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Pro Tip 1/3Hidden Harm
Even if something seems 'innocuous', it could cause unexpected negative effects later.
The innocuous plant in the corner actually turned out to be toxic to cats.
Pro Tip 2/3Calm Reactions
When labeled 'innocuous', activities or substances are intended not to alarm anyone.
The scent was innocuous, barely noticed by anyone in the room.
Pro Tip 3/3Medical Assurance
'Innocuous' is often used in medical contexts to reassure patients about treatments or tests.
The vaccine is quite innocuous and has few side effects.
Pro Tip 1/3Hidden Harm
Even if something seems 'innocuous', it could cause unexpected negative effects later.
The innocuous plant in the corner actually turned out to be toxic to cats.
Pro Tip 2/3Calm Reactions
When labeled 'innocuous', activities or substances are intended not to alarm anyone.
The scent was innocuous, barely noticed by anyone in the room.
Pro Tip 3/3Medical Assurance
'Innocuous' is often used in medical contexts to reassure patients about treatments or tests.
The vaccine is quite innocuous and has few side effects.
Pro Tip 1/3Hidden Harm
Even if something seems 'innocuous', it could cause unexpected negative effects later.
The innocuous plant in the corner actually turned out to be toxic to cats.
Pro Tip 2/3Calm Reactions
When labeled 'innocuous', activities or substances are intended not to alarm anyone.
The scent was innocuous, barely noticed by anyone in the room.
Pro Tip 3/3Medical Assurance
'Innocuous' is often used in medical contexts to reassure patients about treatments or tests.
The vaccine is quite innocuous and has few side effects.
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Going Undercover to Save...
after the meeting she calls up a bunch of hotels in myanmar and finds none that served manta ray he couldn't obviously admit that it was going to a bigger market because that probably would mean that he is doing something more illegal than it seems i mean taking a bit of wildlife to a local hotel seems more innocuous than being
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Why some of us don't...
you learned it from the culture. We are first asked the question "What do you want to be when you grow up?" when we're about five years old. And the truth is that no one really cares what you say when you're that age. It's considered an innocuous question, posed to little kids to elicit cute replies,
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Steve Backshall on a...
venomous creatures in the whole world but something that is utterly innocuous something that you would never ever spot unless you are really really looking for it it's called a blue ringed octopus now they are much much smaller than you would imagine even a fully grown adult blue ringed
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Sebastian Deterding:...
We make certain things harder and easier to do. We organize the existence of people. We put a certain vision of what good or bad or normal or usual is in front of people, by everything we put out there in the world. Even something as innocuous as a set of school chairs
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What your designs say...
existence of people we put a certain vision of what good or bad or normal or usual is in front of people by everything we put out there in the world even something as innocuous as a set of school chairs is a persuasive technology because it presents and materializes a
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The Rise of Pong PIPE...
turn it was and tears and let him play he's the baby stuff like that you just can't fathom that this innocuous black-and-white ball bouncing back and forth this is gonna change the world but sometimes you use some happy surprises sure we fooled around with pocket
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Del Harvey: The...
Sounds straightforward, right? You might even think it'd be easy, given that I just said the vast majority of activity on Twitter puts no one in harm's way. Why spend so much time searching for potential calamities in innocuous activities?
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Justice for gem miners ...
a wealth of colored gemstones the most famous being the tsavorite green garnet the journey of a colored gemstone can be an eccentric and interesting thing what can start off as an innocuous rural activity such as digging for pit latrine
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We're building a...
decides to turn out supporters of one candidate over the other? How would we even know about it? Now, we started from someplace seemingly innocuous -- online adds following us around -- and we've landed someplace else.
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Tracee Ellis Ross: A...
by lifetimes of men helping themselves to women's bodies without consent. There's a culture of men helping themselves to women, and in this case, in a seemingly innocuous way, where a woman's body is like a
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Going Undercover to Save...
after the meeting she calls up a bunch of hotels in myanmar and finds none that served manta ray he couldn't obviously admit that it was going to a bigger market because that probably would mean that he is doing something more illegal than it seems i mean taking a bit of wildlife to a local hotel seems more innocuous than being
Video examples
Why some of us don't...
you learned it from the culture. We are first asked the question "What do you want to be when you grow up?" when we're about five years old. And the truth is that no one really cares what you say when you're that age. It's considered an innocuous question, posed to little kids to elicit cute replies,
Video examples
Steve Backshall on a...
venomous creatures in the whole world but something that is utterly innocuous something that you would never ever spot unless you are really really looking for it it's called a blue ringed octopus now they are much much smaller than you would imagine even a fully grown adult blue ringed
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Sebastian Deterding:...
We make certain things harder and easier to do. We organize the existence of people. We put a certain vision of what good or bad or normal or usual is in front of people, by everything we put out there in the world. Even something as innocuous as a set of school chairs
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What your designs say...
existence of people we put a certain vision of what good or bad or normal or usual is in front of people by everything we put out there in the world even something as innocuous as a set of school chairs is a persuasive technology because it presents and materializes a
Video examples
The Rise of Pong PIPE...
turn it was and tears and let him play he's the baby stuff like that you just can't fathom that this innocuous black-and-white ball bouncing back and forth this is gonna change the world but sometimes you use some happy surprises sure we fooled around with pocket
Video examples
Del Harvey: The...
Sounds straightforward, right? You might even think it'd be easy, given that I just said the vast majority of activity on Twitter puts no one in harm's way. Why spend so much time searching for potential calamities in innocuous activities?
Video examples
Justice for gem miners ...
a wealth of colored gemstones the most famous being the tsavorite green garnet the journey of a colored gemstone can be an eccentric and interesting thing what can start off as an innocuous rural activity such as digging for pit latrine
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We're building a...
decides to turn out supporters of one candidate over the other? How would we even know about it? Now, we started from someplace seemingly innocuous -- online adds following us around -- and we've landed someplace else.
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Tracee Ellis Ross: A...
by lifetimes of men helping themselves to women's bodies without consent. There's a culture of men helping themselves to women, and in this case, in a seemingly innocuous way, where a woman's body is like a
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Anna Kendrick
American Actress
I just got on Twitter because there was some MTV film blog that quoted me on something really innocuous that I supposedly said on Twitter before I was even on Twitter. So then I had to get on Twitter to say: 'This is me. I'm on Twitter. If there's somebody else saying that they're me on Twitter, they're not.
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Fatema Mernissi
Moroccan Activist
I was amazed to realize that for many Westerners, Scheherezade was considered a lovely but simple-minded entertainer, someone who relates innocuous tales and dresses fabulously. In our part of the world, Scheherezade is perceived as a courageous heroine and is one of our rare female mythological figures.
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James B. Stewart
American Journalist
Mr. Trump's election has caused a tectonic shift in advertising - just as it has in media more generally - and themes that might have once seemed innocuous or patriotic have suddenly become politically charged, controversial, and divisive.
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Sterling K. Brown
American Actor
We all have our prejudices, and we may or may not be aware of them. Sometimes people walk by me and give me a wider berth. It happens. I wear hoodies all the time because my head gets cold. Something innocuous can be misunderstood.
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Eric Balfour
American Actor
The amazing thing about technology is that people have power. We are seeing it all the time in that innocuous people you would never know are having their voices heard because of this ability and technology we have.
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Joshua Cohen
American Writer
I've always been discreet - more than discreet. When a friend calls, and I'm doing something innocuous like cooking dinner, I tell them I'm reading or running out to the movies. It's the surveillance I can't stand.
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Steven Johnson
American Author
Every childhood has its talismans, the sacred objects that look innocuous enough to the outside world, but that trigger an onslaught of vivid memories when the grown child confronts them.
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Oren Etzioni
American Businessman
Even seemingly innocuous housecleaning robots create maps of your home. That is information you want to make sure you control.
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Grover Cleveland
American President
After an existence of nearly 20 years of almost innocuous desuetude, these laws are brought forth.
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Shelby Steele
American Author
Hatred is a transformative power. It can make the innocuous into the menacing.
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Anna Kendrick
American Actress
I just got on Twitter because there was some MTV film blog that quoted me on something really innocuous that I supposedly said on Twitter before I was even on Twitter. So then I had to get on Twitter to say: 'This is me. I'm on Twitter. If there's somebody else saying that they're me on Twitter, they're not.
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Fatema Mernissi
Moroccan Activist
I was amazed to realize that for many Westerners, Scheherezade was considered a lovely but simple-minded entertainer, someone who relates innocuous tales and dresses fabulously. In our part of the world, Scheherezade is perceived as a courageous heroine and is one of our rare female mythological figures.
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James B. Stewart
American Journalist
Mr. Trump's election has caused a tectonic shift in advertising - just as it has in media more generally - and themes that might have once seemed innocuous or patriotic have suddenly become politically charged, controversial, and divisive.
Quote examples
Sterling K. Brown
American Actor
We all have our prejudices, and we may or may not be aware of them. Sometimes people walk by me and give me a wider berth. It happens. I wear hoodies all the time because my head gets cold. Something innocuous can be misunderstood.
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Eric Balfour
American Actor
The amazing thing about technology is that people have power. We are seeing it all the time in that innocuous people you would never know are having their voices heard because of this ability and technology we have.
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Joshua Cohen
American Writer
I've always been discreet - more than discreet. When a friend calls, and I'm doing something innocuous like cooking dinner, I tell them I'm reading or running out to the movies. It's the surveillance I can't stand.
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Steven Johnson
American Author
Every childhood has its talismans, the sacred objects that look innocuous enough to the outside world, but that trigger an onslaught of vivid memories when the grown child confronts them.
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Oren Etzioni
American Businessman
Even seemingly innocuous housecleaning robots create maps of your home. That is information you want to make sure you control.
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Grover Cleveland
American President
After an existence of nearly 20 years of almost innocuous desuetude, these laws are brought forth.
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Shelby Steele
American Author
Hatred is a transformative power. It can make the innocuous into the menacing.
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