guiltlessadj.

/ˈɡɪltlɪs/

Forms: see guilt n.

Etymology: Late Old English gyltléas , < gylt guilt n. + -léas -less suffix.

a. Free from guilt; innocent. Const. of, †from.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > purity > innocence > [adjective] > free from guilt

unguiltyc893

sacklessa1000

freeOE

unfakenOE

guiltlessc1175

unguiltlessc1330

innocent1382

cleana1400

unsakeda1400

clearc1400

faultlessa1535

unfaulty1548

crimeless1568

untaxablea1610

innoxious1623

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 1977 Ȝho þatt all wass gilltelæs.

c1200 Vices & Virtues (1888) 133 Hande on hande nis naht ðe euele man gylt-leas.

1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 6707 Þe erl godwin..Let þis gultelese men sette al arewe.

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Matt. xxvii. 24 I am innocent, or giltlesse, fro the blood of this iust man.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 16406 Alle ȝe se he seide þat I: am giltles of his lyue.

a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. iv. 55 And thus gyltles shall be arayde?

1548 Hall's Vnion: Richard III f. xxxij^v The cause of the destruction of manye gyltles persones.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. viii. sig. H2^v All the floore..With blood of guiltlesse babes..Defiled was.

1647 A. Cowley Concealment in Mistress i So handsomly the thing contrive, That she may guiltless of it live.

1713 G. Berkeley in Guardian 22 May 1/1 The Cheapness of Puerile Delights, the guiltless Joy they leave upon the Mind.

1751 T. Gray Elegy xv. 8 Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood.

1853 G. Grote Hist. Greece XI. ii. lxxxiv. 189 Upon their guiltless heads fell all the terrors of retaliation for the enormities of the despot.

quasi-advb.1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes ii. f. 291 He was..through enuie & falsely surmised accusacions, guiltelesse condemned & putte to death.

b. absol. or quasi-n. Now only with the.

ΚΠ

c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 105 Þe unbileffulle man werpeð his aȝen gilt uppe þe giltlese.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 11552 He made oon ordinaunce in hiȝe þat mony gultles shulde diȝe.

c1400 (?c1380) Pearl l. 668 Hit is a dom þat neuer god gaue, Þat euer þe gyltlez schulde be schente.

?c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) l. 5152 Bathe giltles and als gylty.

1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope 1 Ye shold do grete synne yf ye dyd put this Innocent and gyltles to dethe.

1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. xxvii. 336 In consequence of a notion that God would always interpose miraculously to vindicate the guiltless.

†c. transferred. Of things, places, etc.: Free from the stain of crime. Const. of. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > purity > innocence > [adjective] > free from guilt > of things, places, etc.

guiltless1602

1602 J. Marston Hist. Antonio & Mellida iv. sig. G^v Was neuer Prince..Left shipwrackt, banisht, on more guiltlesse ground?

1652 E. Benlowes Theophila xii. lxxii. 228 We there, on grassie tufted Tapistries, In guiltlesse Shades, by full-hair'd Trees..view Natures Ants, & Bees.

1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey III. xi. 658 Tho' spears in iron tempests rain'd around, Yet innocent they play'd, and guiltless of a wound.

1785 W. Cowper Task iii. 698 That dissipated minds..Should seek the guiltless joys that I describe.

†2. nonce-uses.

a. Free from penalty, scot free. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 30 God who permitteth no guyle to be guyltlesse, will shortely requite this iniury.

b. Undeserved. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1602 J. Marston Antonios Reuenge iv. iii. sig. H3 Haue I liu'd to see his vertues blurd, With guiltlesse blots?

3. Having no acquaintance, dealings, or familiarity with, no experience or use of (something). Const. of. (Cf. innocent adj. 2c and guilty adj. 2c.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > unfamiliarity with, inexperience > [adjective]

unwistc1374

unknowna1393

ignorantc1475

imperfect1508

rawa1513

unskilfula1547

imperite?1550

illiterate1556

strange1561

unacquainted1565

green-headed1569

unacquainted1581

unacquaint1587

unfledged1603

inexperienced1626

guiltless1667

inexperient1670

unconversanta1674

unversed1675

uninitiated1678

a stranger to1697

uninitiate1801

inconversant1802

lay1821

griffish1836

wet behind the ears1851

neophytic1856

griffinish1860

experienceless1875

neophytish1897

wet-eared1967

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 392 Not as shee with Bow and Quiver armd, But with such Gardning Tools as Art yet rude, Guiltless of fire had formd.

1693 J. Dryden tr. Ovid Metamorphoses i, in Examen Poeticum 6 The teeming Earth, yet guiltless of the Plough, And unprovok'd, did fruitful Stores allow.

a1763 W. Shenstone Wks. Verse & Prose (1764) I. 15 Guiltless of disguise.

1862 Atlantic Monthly Sept. 338/2 Gabriel was..reported..to be guiltless of the alphabet.

1874 L. Carr Judith Gwynne I. i. 1 Distinguishing it from other farm-houses, which were guiltless of that special ornamentation.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	guiltless
释义	guiltlessadj. /ˈɡɪltlɪs/ Forms: see guilt n. Etymology: Late Old English gyltléas , < gylt guilt n. + -léas -less suffix. 1. a. Free from guilt; innocent. Const. of, †from. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > purity > innocence > [adjective] > free from guilt unguiltyc893 sacklessa1000 freeOE unfakenOE guiltlessc1175 unguiltlessc1330 innocent1382 cleana1400 unsakeda1400 clearc1400 faultlessa1535 unfaulty1548 crimeless1568 untaxablea1610 innoxious1623 c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 1977 Ȝho þatt all wass gilltelæs. c1200 Vices & Virtues (1888) 133 Hande on hande nis naht ðe euele man gylt-leas. 1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 6707 Þe erl godwin..Let þis gultelese men sette al arewe. c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Matt. xxvii. 24 I am innocent, or giltlesse, fro the blood of this iust man. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 16406 Alle ȝe se he seide þat I: am giltles of his lyue. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. iv. 55 And thus gyltles shall be arayde? 1548 Hall's Vnion: Richard III f. xxxij^v The cause of the destruction of manye gyltles persones. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. viii. sig. H2^v All the floore..With blood of guiltlesse babes..Defiled was. 1647 A. Cowley Concealment in Mistress i So handsomly the thing contrive, That she may guiltless of it live. 1713 G. Berkeley in Guardian 22 May 1/1 The Cheapness of Puerile Delights, the guiltless Joy they leave upon the Mind. 1751 T. Gray Elegy xv. 8 Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood. 1853 G. Grote Hist. Greece XI. ii. lxxxiv. 189 Upon their guiltless heads fell all the terrors of retaliation for the enormities of the despot. quasi-advb.1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes ii. f. 291 He was..through enuie & falsely surmised accusacions, guiltelesse condemned & putte to death. b. absol. or quasi-n. Now only with the. ΚΠ c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 105 Þe unbileffulle man werpeð his aȝen gilt uppe þe giltlese. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 11552 He made oon ordinaunce in hiȝe þat mony gultles shulde diȝe. c1400 (?c1380) Pearl l. 668 Hit is a dom þat neuer god gaue, Þat euer þe gyltlez schulde be schente. ?c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) l. 5152 Bathe giltles and als gylty. 1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope 1 Ye shold do grete synne yf ye dyd put this Innocent and gyltles to dethe. 1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. xxvii. 336 In consequence of a notion that God would always interpose miraculously to vindicate the guiltless. †c. transferred. Of things, places, etc.: Free from the stain of crime. Const. of. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > purity > innocence > [adjective] > free from guilt > of things, places, etc. guiltless1602 1602 J. Marston Hist. Antonio & Mellida iv. sig. G^v Was neuer Prince..Left shipwrackt, banisht, on more guiltlesse ground? 1652 E. Benlowes Theophila xii. lxxii. 228 We there, on grassie tufted Tapistries, In guiltlesse Shades, by full-hair'd Trees..view Natures Ants, & Bees. 1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey III. xi. 658 Tho' spears in iron tempests rain'd around, Yet innocent they play'd, and guiltless of a wound. 1785 W. Cowper Task iii. 698 That dissipated minds..Should seek the guiltless joys that I describe. †2. nonce-uses. a. Free from penalty, scot free. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 30 God who permitteth no guyle to be guyltlesse, will shortely requite this iniury. b. Undeserved. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1602 J. Marston Antonios Reuenge iv. iii. sig. H3 Haue I liu'd to see his vertues blurd, With guiltlesse blots? 3. Having no acquaintance, dealings, or familiarity with, no experience or use of (something). Const. of. (Cf. innocent adj. 2c and guilty adj. 2c.) ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > unfamiliarity with, inexperience > [adjective] unwistc1374 unknowna1393 ignorantc1475 imperfect1508 rawa1513 unskilfula1547 imperite?1550 illiterate1556 strange1561 unacquainted1565 green-headed1569 unacquainted1581 unacquaint1587 unfledged1603 inexperienced1626 guiltless1667 inexperient1670 unconversanta1674 unversed1675 uninitiated1678 a stranger to1697 uninitiate1801 inconversant1802 lay1821 griffish1836 wet behind the ears1851 neophytic1856 griffinish1860 experienceless1875 neophytish1897 wet-eared1967 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 392 Not as shee with Bow and Quiver armd, But with such Gardning Tools as Art yet rude, Guiltless of fire had formd. View more context for this quotation 1693 J. Dryden tr. Ovid Metamorphoses i, in Examen Poeticum 6 The teeming Earth, yet guiltless of the Plough, And unprovok'd, did fruitful Stores allow. a1763 W. Shenstone Wks. Verse & Prose (1764) I. 15 Guiltless of disguise. 1862 Atlantic Monthly Sept. 338/2 Gabriel was..reported..to be guiltless of the alphabet. 1874 L. Carr Judith Gwynne I. i. 1 Distinguishing it from other farm-houses, which were guiltless of that special ornamentation. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1175
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