0 the quality of being completely harmless (= causing no harm):
The drug has been at the centre of a controversy over its innocuousness for over two years.
The name was picked for its innocuousness in an industry they felt was dominated by huge egos.
She represented goodness and generosity, the innocuousness of old age.
They take comfort in its being so short, as though shortness were in some way equated with innocuousness.
That shows the enormous impact that the apparent innocuousness of such changes can conceal.
I know there are a large number who can be relied upon to speak with the utmost innocuousness as well as boredom to the troops.
The innocuousness of the amendment may mask that problem, and the judiciary may be dragged directly into issues of political balance as a result.
