innocent

in·no·cent  (n-snt)

adj.

1. Uncorrupted by evil, malice, or wrongdoing; sinless: an innocent child.

2.

a. Not guilty of a specific crime or offense; legally blameless: was innocent of all charges.

b. Within, allowed by, or sanctioned by the law; lawful.

3.

a. Not dangerous or harmful; innocuous: an innocent prank.

b. Candid; straightforward: a child's innocent stare.

4.

a. Not experienced or worldly; naive.

b. Betraying or suggesting no deception or guile; artless.

5.

a. Not exposed to or familiar with something specified; ignorant: American tourists wholly innocent of French.

b. Unaware: She remained innocent of the complications she had caused.

6. Lacking, deprived, or devoid of something: a novel innocent of literary merit.

n.

1. A person, especially a child, who is free of evil or sin.

2. A simple, guileless, inexperienced, or unsophisticated person.

3. A very young child.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin innocns, innocent- : in-, not; see in-¹ + nocns, present participle of nocre, to harm; see nek-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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inno·cent·ly adv.

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innocent

Adjective

1. not guilty of a particular crime

2. without experience of evil

3. harmless or innocuous

4. innocent of without or lacking: innocent of prejudice

Noun

an innocent person, esp. a young child or a naive adult

innocently adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	innocent - a person who lacks knowledge of evil inexperienced person individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" boy scout - a man who is considered naive dear, lamb - a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child) naif - a naive or inexperienced person virgin - a person who has never had sex
Adj.	1.	innocent - free from evil or guilt; "an innocent child"; "the principle that one is innocent until proved guilty" clean-handed, guiltless exculpatory - clearing of guilt or blame righteous - characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice; "the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much"- James 5:16 guilty - responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act; "guilty of murder"; "the guilty person"; "secret guilty deeds"
	2.	innocent - lacking intent or capacity to injure; "an innocent prank" innocuous harmless - not causing or capable of causing harm; "harmless bacteria"; "rendered the bomb harmless"
	3.	innocent - free from sin impeccant, sinless virtuous - morally excellent
	4.	innocent - lacking in sophistication or worldliness; "a child's innocent stare"; "his ingenuous explanation that he would not have burned the church if he had not thought the bishop was in it" ingenuous naif, naive - marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience; "a teenager's naive ignorance of life"; "the naive assumption that things can only get better"; "this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances"
	5.	innocent - not knowledgeable about something specified; "American tourists wholly innocent of French"; "a person unacquainted with our customs" unacquainted uninformed - not informed; lacking in knowledge or information; "the uninformed public"
	6.	innocent - completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "innocent of literary merit"; "the sentence was devoid of meaning" devoid, destitute, barren, free nonexistent - not having existence or being or actuality; "chimeras are nonexistent"
	7.	innocent - (used of things) lacking sense or awareness; "fine innocent weather" archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression unconscious - not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead; "lay unconscious on the floor"

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innocent

adjective 1. not guilty, in the clear, blameless, clear, clean, honest, faultless, squeaky-clean, uninvolved, irreproachable, guiltless, unoffending << OPPOSITE guilty

adjective 2. naive, open, trusting, simple, natural, frank, confiding, candid, unaffected, childlike, gullible, unpretentious, unsophisticated, unworldly, credulous, artless, ingenuous, guileless, wet behind the ears (informal) unsuspicious << OPPOSITE worldly

adjective 3. harmless, innocuous, inoffensive, well-meant, unobjectionable, unmalicious, well-intentioned << OPPOSITE malicious

adjective 4. pure, stainless, immaculate, moral, virgin, decent, upright, impeccable, righteous, pristine, wholesome, spotless, demure, chaste, unblemished, virginal, unsullied, sinless, incorrupt << OPPOSITE impure

noun 5. child, novice, greenhorn (informal) babe in arms (informal) ingénue or (masc.) ingénu >> innocent of free from, clear of, unaware of, ignorant of, untouched by, unfamiliar with, empty of, lacking, unacquainted with, nescient of

Translations

innocent [ˈɪnəsnt] adj → inocente

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innocent [ˈɪnəsnt] adj → innocent(e)

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innocent [ˈɪnəsnt] innocence adj → unschuldig

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innocent [ˈɪnəsnt] adj → innocente

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innocent

adj innocent [ˈinəsnt]

1 not guilty (of a crime, misdeed etc) A man should be presumed innocent of a crime until he is proved guilty; They hanged an innocent man. onskuldig بَريء невинен nevinný uskyldig unschuldig αθώος inocente süütu بی گناه syytön innocent חַף מִפֶּשַע निर्दोष nevin ártatlan tidak bersalah saklaus innocente 無罪の 죄 없는 nekaltas nevainīgs tidak bersalah onschuldig uskyldig niewinny inocente inocent невиновный nevinný nedolžen nedužan oskyldig ซึ่งไม่มีความผิด (กฎหมาย) suçsuz, masum 清白的 невинний معصوم vô tội 清白的

2 (of an action etc) harmless or without harmful or hidden intentions innocent games and amusements; an innocent remark. onskuldig غَيْر مُؤْذٍ безвреден nevinný harmløs harmlos αθώος, άκακος inocente kahjutu بی ضرر harmiton innocent לא מַזִיק अहानिकार bezazlen ártalmatlan tak berbahaya meinlaus innocente 害のない 악의가 없는 nekaltas nevainīgs; nekaitīgs tidak berbahaya onschuldig harmløs, uskyldig niewinny inocente nevinovat безобидный nevinný nedolžen bezazlen oskyldig ซึ่งไร้เดียงสา zararsız 無害的 нешкідливий بے خطا vô hại 无害的

3 free from, or knowing nothing about, evil etc an innocent child; You can't be so innocent as to believe what advertisements say! naïef بَريء наивен nevinný, naivní uskyldig; naiv einfältig αφελής, αθώος inocente, ingenuo lihtsameelne ساده دل tietämätön innocent תָּמִים अबोध, सीधा prostodušan naiv tak berdosa grandalaus; barnalegur innocente 無邪気な 순결[]한 naivus nevainīgs; šķīsts; vientiesīgs tidak berdosa onnozel uskyldig, troskyldig niewinny inocente inocent невинный; наивный nevinný, naivný, nepoškvrnený naiven nevin oskyldig, lättrogen ซึ่งไร้เดียงสา masum, saf, günahsız 天真的 наївний معصوم ngây thơ 天真的

adv innocently

onskuldig بِبَراءَه наивно nevinně uskyldigt; naivt unschuldig αθώα inocentemente süütult معصومانه viattomasti innocemment בִּתמִימוּת अहानिकर, अबोधक nevino ártatlanul secara polos sakleysislega innocentemente 無邪気に 천진 난만하게 nekaltai nevainīgi; šķīsti; vientiesīgi dengan tidak bersalah onschuldig uskyldig, harmløst niewinnie inocentemente inocent; cu candoare невинно; наивно nevinne nedolžno nevino oskyldigt อย่างรู้เท่าไม่ถึงการณ์ masumca, safça 清白地, 無罪地 невинно معصومیت سے một cách vô hại 清白地, 无罪地

n innocence

He at last managed to prove his innocence; the innocence of a child. onskuld براءَه невинност nevinnost uskyld die Unschuld αθωότητα inocencia süütus, lihtsameelsus بی گناهی؛ معصومیت syyttömyys, viattomuus innocence אָדָם תָּמִים निर्दोषता nevinost ártatlanság kepolosan sakleysi innocenza 無罪 무죄, 순진 nekaltumas, naivumas nevainība; šķīstība; vientiesība; nevainīgums tidak bersalah onschuld uskyld, harmløshet niewinność inocência ino­cenţă невиновность;невинность nevina, nevinnosť nedolžnost nevinost oskuld, oskyldighet ความไร้เดียงสา masumiyet, saflık 清白 невинність, чистота معصومیت sự vô tội 清白