Unoffending — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not offending

not causing anger or annoyance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnəfˈɛndɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnəfˈɛndɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnəfˈɛndɪŋ/

4 syllables Say it as /ʌnəfˈɛndɪŋ/.

Examples

an unoffending motorist should not have been stopped
inoffensive behavior

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

inoffensive

Antonyms

offensive offending

Parts of Speech

adjective	not offending “an unoffending motorist should not have been stopped”
adjective	not causing anger or annoyance “inoffensive behavior”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

harmlos

nicht beleidigend

🇫🇷French

inoffensif

ne pas offenser

🇪🇸Spanish

inofensivo

no ofender

🇮🇹Italian

inoffensivo

non offensivo

🇳🇱Dutch

onschadelijk

niet beledigend

🇵🇹Portuguese

inofensivo

não ofender

🇷🇺Russian

безобидный

не обижаю

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सीधा

अपमानजनक नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

অপ্রতিরোধ্য

আপত্তিকর না

🇮🇳Tamil

புண்படுத்தாத

புண்படுத்தவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

నేరం చేయని

నేరం కాదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अपमानकारक

आक्षेपार्ह नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અપમાનજનક

વાંધાજનક નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪರಾಧ ಮಾಡದ

ಅಪರಾಧವಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുറ്റമറ്റ

കുറ്റകരമല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ

ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناگوار

توہین آمیز نہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不冒犯的

不冒犯

🇯🇵Japanese

罪のない

気分を害していない

🇰🇷Korean

불쾌하지 않은

기분을 상하게 하지 않는다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không xúc phạm

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่รุกราน

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak menyinggung

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi nakakasakit

🇲🇾Malay

tidak menyinggung perasaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير مخالف

لا الإساءة

🇮🇷Persian

غیر توهین آمیز

توهین آمیز نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

dokunmaz

rahatsız edici değil

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא פוגע

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What is the primary definition of the word 'unoffending'?

The primary meaning of 'unoffending' is 'not offending'.

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Using 'unoffending' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'unoffending' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'unoffending' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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