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  "description": "The word for today is…\n\ninnocuous (adjective) -\n\n1: not likely to bother or offend : inoffensive\n2: causing no injury or damage : harmless\n\nSource : Merriam-Webster\n\nEtymology : Innocuous is rooted in a lack of harm: it comes from the Latin adjective innocuus, which was formed by combining the negative prefix in- with a form of the verb nocēre, meaning “to harm” or “to hurt.” It first appeared in print in the early 1600s with the meaning “harmless; causing no injury,” as in “an innocuous gas,” a",
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  "textContent": "The word for today is…\n\ninnocuous (adjective) -\n\n1: not likely to bother or offend : inoffensive\n2: causing no injury or damage : harmless\n\nSource : Merriam-Webster\n\nEtymology : Innocuous is rooted in a lack of harm: it comes from the Latin adjective innocuus, which was formed by combining the negative prefix in- with a form of the verb nocēre, meaning “to harm” or “to hurt.” It first appeared in print in the early 1600s with the meaning “harmless; causing no injury,” as in “an innocuous gas,” and soon developed a second, metaphorical sense used to describe something that does not offend or cause hurt feelings, as in “an innocuous comment.” Innocent followed the same trajectory centuries before; its negative in- prefix joined with Latin nocent-, nocens, meaning “wicked,” which also comes from nocēre. This is not to say that nocēre has only contributed words that semantically negate the harm inherent in the root: nocēre is also the source of noxious and nuisance.\n\n**_If you enjoyed this Good Oil word of the day please consider sharing it with your friends and, especially, your children._**",
  "title": "The Good Oil Word of the Day",
  "updatedAt": "2026-02-05T17:15:50.000Z"
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