innoxious
Causing no harm
Innoxious means harmless or not injurious.
The word is rare and literary, largely displaced by its synonym innocuous: The substance proved entirely innoxious.
Both words share the Latin root for harm, but innocuous has become the standard choice in modern usage.
Not harmful if consumed
- nonpoisonousIncapable of causing toxicity
- benignNot harmful or threatening
- safeFree from peril
- inoffensiveCausing no displeasure
unobjectionable · unthreatening · mild · gentle · anodyne · bland · neutral · tame
Moderate in intensity
- softYielding to touch
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- subtleNot immediately obvious
- calmFree from agitation
soothing · tender · mellow · light · lenient · temperate · moderate · easy
Unmixed, without impurities
- cleanFree of soil
- salubriousPromoting physical wellbeing
- healthfulPromoting physical wellbeing
- beneficialProducing good results
nourishing · nutritious · salutary · good · positive · favorable · unadulterated · untainted
nontoxic
Not harmful if consumed
- nonpoisonousIncapable of causing toxicity
- benignNot harmful or threatening
- safeFree from peril
inoffensive · unobjectionable · unthreatening · mild · gentle · anodyne · bland · neutral · tame · toothless
mild
Moderate in intensity
calm · soothing · tender · mellow · light · lenient · temperate · moderate · easy · smooth
pure
Unmixed, without impurities
- cleanFree of soil
- salubriousPromoting physical wellbeing
- healthfulPromoting physical wellbeing
beneficial · nourishing · nutritious · salutary · good · positive · favorable · unadulterated · untainted · uncorrupted