Noxious
Meaning of Noxious
Harmful or poisonous.
ما معنى كلمة Noxious بالعربي؟
ضار أو سام
☠️⚠️ ضار أو سام؛ مؤذي للصحة أو البيئة؛ شيء يُسبب الأذى أو الضرر للكائنات الحية أو البيئة المُحيطة ⚠️💀
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Noxious in a sentence
Noxious fumes were kept out of the lab by ventilation.
Noxious practices harm trust.
Noxious substances are regulated by law.
Noxious habits can be replaced by good ones.
Origin of Noxious
From Latin noxius, from noxa 'harm'.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, noxious means harmful. GL safety rules protect learners from noxious conditions.
Noxious audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is "Noxious" — adjective, pronounced /ˈnɒkʃəs/, with the stress on "nox".
Narrator: Noxious means harmful, poisonous or very unpleasant.
Narrator: In plain English, it means nasty and dangerous.
Narrator: It comes from Latin noxius, from noxa, harm.
Narrator: A common collocation is "noxious fumes", which describes harmful gases.
Narrator: It differs from "toxic", because noxious can also mean just very unpleasant.
Narrator: In a second sense, "noxious weeds" are plants harmful to farming.
Narrator: Health, environment, farming and law use the word.
Narrator: So remember: noxious means harmful.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: Why is the factory closed?
Speaker B: NOXIOUS fumes leaked! From Latin noxa, harm.
Speaker A: Anyone hurt?
Speaker B: Thankfully not.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Noxious gases from the fire", safety. "A noxious smell", drains. "Noxious weeds spread fast", farming.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Leave any area with noxious fumes and call for help.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Toxic is its cousin, poisonous its twin, and harmful an alternative — yet noxious keeps its warning edge!
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Let's use "noxious" in AI prompts — useful for safety alerts and environmental data.
Speaker A: How for safety?
Speaker B: Alerts.
Prompt: Write a building alert telling staff to evacuate because of noxious fumes.
Speaker A: And environment?
Speaker B: Data.
Prompt: Flag hours when noxious gas readings exceed safe limits in this data.
Speaker A: Could it help farming?
Speaker B: Yes, for weeds.
Prompt: List common noxious weeds in the UK and how to control them.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Cleaning.
Prompt: Warn which household cleaners create noxious gases when mixed.
Frequently asked questions about Noxious
What does Noxious mean?
Harmful or poisonous.
ما معنى كلمة Noxious بالعربي؟
ضار أو سام — ☠️⚠️ ضار أو سام؛ مؤذي للصحة أو البيئة؛ شيء يُسبب الأذى أو الضرر للكائنات الحية أو البيئة المُحيطة ⚠️💀
How do you pronounce Noxious?
Noxious is pronounced /ˈnɒkʃəs/ and is used as an adjective.
How is Noxious used in a sentence?
Noxious fumes were kept out of the lab by ventilation.
What are synonyms of Noxious?
harmful, toxic, poisonous, damaging, unhealthy, injurious.