offenseless C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /əˈfɛnsləs/ UK /əˈfɛnsləs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj causing no offense; inoffensive and harmless She chose an offenseless remark to defuse the awkward silence. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · causing no offense;... inoffensiveharmlessinnocuousinnocentblameless ↔ Opposites offensiveharmful Word family Related forms offenseoffendoffensive Etymology AI details From offense (from Latin offensa, from offendere, 'to strike against') plus the privative suffix -less. offensa Latin fendere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # offenseless **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /əˈfɛnsləs/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈfɛnsləs/ ## Meanings 1. causing no offense; inoffensive and harmless ## Examples - She chose an offenseless remark to defuse the awkward silence. ## Synonyms - inoffensive - harmless - innocuous - innocent - blameless ## Antonyms - offensive - harmful ## Related Forms - offense - offend - offensive ## Roots and Affixes - Root: offensa - Root: fendere ## Etymology From offense (from Latin offensa, from offendere, 'to strike against') plus the privative suffix -less. ## AI Etymology Offenseless is from offense (from Latin offensa, from offendere, 'to strike against') plus the privative suffix -less. Important recorded forms include offensa (Latin) and fendere (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers causing no offense; inoffensive and harmless. The wider family includes related words such as offense, offend, and offensive. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown