innoxius

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Latin

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ noxius.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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innoxius (feminine innoxia, neuter innoxium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. harmless, innocuous
  2. innocent
    Synonyms: castus, īnsōns, innocēns
    Antonyms: reus, obnoxius, noxius, cōnscius
    • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Proverbs.6.17:
      oculōs sublīmēs linguam mendācem manūs effundentēs innoxium sanguinem
      Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.; 1752 CE)
  3. unhurt, unharmed, uninjured
    Synonyms: incolumis, salvus, intāctus, integer, sospes, sollus

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Descendants

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  • Portuguese: inóxio

References

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  • innoxius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • innoxius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • innoxius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.