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Meaning of "inoffensiveness" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF INOFFENSIVENESS

ˌɪnəˈfensɪvnəs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INOFFENSIVENESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Inoffensiveness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INOFFENSIVENESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of inoffensiveness in the English dictionary

The definition of inoffensiveness in the dictionary is the quality or state of not giving offence or of being unobjectionable. Other definition of inoffensiveness is the quality or state of not being unpleasant, poisonous, or harmful.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INOFFENSIVENESS

abrasiveness · apprehensiveness · cohesiveness · corrosiveness · excessiveness · extensiveness · impressiveness · inapprehensiveness · incomprehensiveness · inexpensiveness · intensiveness · intrusiveness · invasiveness · irresponsiveness · misapprehensiveness · obsessiveness · offensiveness · pensiveness · pervasiveness · suspensiveness

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INOFFENSIVENESS

inoculation · inoculative · inoculator · inoculatory · inoculum · inodorous · inodorously · inodorousness · inoffensive · inoffensively · inofficious · inofficiously · inofficiousness · inoperability · inoperable · inoperableness · inoperably · inoperative · inoperativeness · inoperculate

WORDS THAT END LIKE INOFFENSIVENESS

adhesiveness · appropriateness · attentiveness · attractiveness · awareness · awesomeness · brand awareness · business · closeness · competitiveness · completeness · cost-effectiveness · cuteness · effectiveness · hoarseness · likeness · oneness · responsiveness · self-awareness · soreness · uniqueness

Synonyms and antonyms of inoffensiveness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «inoffensiveness» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF INOFFENSIVENESS

Find out the translation of inoffensiveness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of inoffensiveness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «inoffensiveness» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

inoffensiveness
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

inofensividad
570 millions of speakers
en

English

inoffensiveness
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

inoffensiveness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

inoffensiveness
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

безобидность
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

inoffensiveness
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

inoffensiveness
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

inoffensiveness
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Tidak aktif
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Harmlosigkeit
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

inoffensiveness
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

inoffensiveness
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Inoffensiveness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

inoffensiveness
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

புண்படுத்தாவகையில்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

अनौपचारिकता
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

zararsızlık
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

inoffensiveness
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

inoffensiveness
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

необразливість
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

inofensivitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

inoffensiveness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onschadelijkheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

inoffensiveness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

inoffensiveness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of inoffensiveness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INOFFENSIVENESS»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about inoffensiveness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INOFFENSIVENESS»

Discover the use of inoffensiveness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to inoffensiveness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pimps, Wimps, Studs, Thugs and Gentlemen: Essays on Media ...
Inoffensiveness. Flavor is portrayed on the show not only as the very opposite of desirable masculinity, but also as the parodic antithesis of his politicized persona which made him famous in the 1980s. Such explicit depoliticizing of Flavor ...
Elwood Watson, 2009
2
A Dictionary of the Bengala Language: In which the Words are ...
(from 31 priv. and sfasT, connected with), not following upon, not consequent. 3Pi «>f, a. (from St, priv. and spf, wafer}, destitute of water. stlt^l?, s. from 31, priv. and silver, hinderance), harm,, lessness, inoffensiveness, the not injuring of a ...
William Carey, 1825
3
Journal of Horticulture and Practical Gardening
INOFFENSIVENESS. OF. LIGUEIAN. AND. FEROCITY. OF. GERMAN. BEES. I MUST dissent entirely from the statement made at the recent meeting of American bee-keepers to the effect that the Liguiian is more irritable than the common ...
‎1862
4
The Virtual Church-And How to Avoid It
Verbal precision, not inoffensiveness, is the traditional hallmark of the West's best writing and the West's best books, some of which were deeply and intentionally offensive to great numbers of those who first read them. Dante's Inferno consigns  ...
Peter C. Glover, 2004
5
The American Judicial Tradition:Profiles of Leading American ...
I Any attempt to understand Marshall must take into account his extraordinary personality, a central trait of which was inoffensiveness. After three and a half volumes, Marshall's first major biographer,Albert Beveridge, lamented that his subject ...
G. Edward White, 2006
6
Visitor: Or Monthly Instructor
It is true that inoffensiveness and talents do not always go together, neither do wickedness and wit ; a man of inferior endowments, with an honest and good heart, is a far more valuable character than one of greater capacities ...
‎1839
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A dictionary of the Bengalee language. 2 vols. [in 3. Vol. 1 ...
a. (from si, priv. and "Htvt?*, hiiierding), not hindering, not opposing, harmless, inoffensive. sppWt»»S1, *. (from smtart?^, harmless), hat m lessness, inoffensiveness. gwrefo^T, s. (from srotartj*, unobstrucling), haruiless- iipss. inoffensiveness.
William Carey, 1825
8
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa (Complete)
Thou wilt not, however, by inoffensiveness alone, succeed in ruling thy kingdom. Thy heart is inclined to mildness, thou art compassionate, and thou art exceedingly righteous. Thou art without energy, and thou art virtuous and full of mercy.
Anonymous
9
Chronological history of the Old Testament and the Apocrypha
Filled with indignation at this unfounded charge, Moses also asserted his own inoffensiveness, “ I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them,” ver. l2—l7. To punish this daring rebellion, when Korah and his party of 250 ...
William Hales, 1830
10
From the Temple to the Castle: An Architectural History of ...
And yet, despite the difficulties implicit such a project, we have An Essay on Man, so successful in its inoffensiveness that it is occasionally offensive — most famously of course in what Laura Brown calls "Pope's least respected line: 'One truth ...
Lee Morrissey, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INOFFENSIVENESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term inoffensiveness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Disclaimerland & Validation Via Virtue
This imposition of virtue and its close cousin inoffensiveness in the Arts rings as false historically as it does in the present. Consumers of the ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
'The Jim Gaffigan Show': A sunnier 'Louie' in the form of a stale Hot …
Gaffigan has perfected his shtick, mixing deep sarcasm and negativity with a fine-line inoffensiveness. It works as a stage presence, but not so ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
3
'Scalia/Ginsburg' opera underscores how opposites can be in harmony
... as though getting along simply meant superficial inoffensiveness instead of thinking something through and coming up with something new. «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
4
Atheism Peaks, While Spiritual Groups Move Toward Convergence
For reasons of inoffensiveness, let's call this cluster of people “the middle grounders”. This group is clearly in expansion mode, and looking at ... «Science 2.0, Jul 15»
5
'Self/Less' is a Point/Less Summer Thriller
It's just aggressively dull in that Hollywood way that confuses inoffensiveness for progressivism and predictability for classical storytelling. «Minnesota Connected, Jul 15»
6
'Ant-Man' Review: A Marvel Movie of Frustratingly Small Pleasures
... an Ant-Man whose rough edges have all been sanded down for maximum inoffensiveness. It's entirely pleasant and totally inconsequential. «ScreenCrush, Jul 15»
7
Of Monsters & Men @ The Forum, London - 16/06/2015
The sing-along inoffensiveness pricks the ears of the casual music listener, the type who prefer Spotify playlists over full length records. «Gigwise, Jun 15»
8
In Defense Of Coldplay's 'X&Y'
... favorable, but the positive ones read more like resigned acceptance while the negative ones took offense with the album's inoffensiveness. «Idolator: All About The Music, Jun 15»
9
Live music booking now
Catfish And The Bottlemen, the latest incarnation of inoffensiveness to take the Radio 1 playlist by storm, are an outfit that manage to combine ... «The Guardian, May 15»
10
How David Letterman blew up late-night TV
... event: gabby intimacy (Jack Paar), conversational ease and an aw-shucks manner (Johnny Carson), relentless inoffensiveness (Jay Leno). «Reuters Blogs, May 15»
REFERENCE
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