innocent

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adjective

in·no·cent ˈi-nə-sənt How to pronounce innocent (audio)

: free from legal guilt or fault

also : lawful

a wholly innocent transaction

: free from guilt or sin especially through lack of knowledge of evil : blameless

an innocent child

: harmless in effect or intention

… searching for a hidden motive in even the most innocent conversation.

Leonard Wibberley

also : candid

gave me an innocent gaze

: lacking or reflecting a lack of sophistication, guile, or self-consciousness : artless, ingenuous

: ignorant

… almost entirely innocent of Latin.

C. L. Wrenn

also : unaware

… perfectly innocent of the confusion he had created …

B. R. Haydon

: lacking or deprived of something

… her face innocent of cosmetics …

Marcia Davenport

innocently adverb

Synonyms

Adjective

impeccable
pure
sinless
white

Noun

angel
dove
lamb
sheep

See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Adjective He says that he is innocent of the crime. She was found innocent of all charges. A person accused of a crime is considered innocent until proven guilty. Someone told your secret, but it wasn't me. I'm innocent.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Ten years after her college friend was killed, a woman learns that the man convicted of her murder may have been innocent.

Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022 Reed's defense maintained that their client was innocent and urged jurors to carefully examine the evidence, Fox 5 Atlanta reported.

Landon Mion, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2022 Ignacio Fernandez Lahongrais, a lawyer for Ms. Vázquez Garced, said the former governor was innocent.

Allison Prang, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2022 Officials said that modern Russian tanks were now being used to kill innocent people in Ukraine.

Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022 There was also a deadly suicide bomb attack at the airport and a US drone strike killed 10 innocent people at a home, including seven children.

Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2022 There, his reporting freed two innocent people from incarceration, including one man who was 20 years into a life sentence and one facing life.

Joshua Sharpe, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Aug. 2022 The blood of innocent people, including children, is on the hands of everyone who has supported Putin or stood by silently.

Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 15 Aug. 2022 The ad makers took something designed to do good and turned it into something evil, which will harm innocent people.

Herschel Walker, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022

Noun

White said investigators have yet to determine if the woman was the intended target of Tuesday's violence or an innocent who was cut down in the crossfire.

Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 29 June 2022 And like so many people, I was horrified by what happened in Texas, by what happened in Buffalo, by what’s been happening, quite frankly, all over our country, in terms of gun violence against the innocent.

Liam Hess, Vogue, 16 June 2022 Her image can be seen on statues and billboards worldwide; her name is synonymous with courage, with resistance to persecution, with the death of an innocent.

Ruth Franklin, The New York Review of Books, 11 May 2022 As Ukraine puts up a fierce defense Russia turns its guns on the innocent.

NBC News, 20 Mar. 2022 The group works also to fix the legal systems that convict the innocent.

cleveland, 7 Mar. 2022 Those who suffer trauma are not excused from inflicting trauma on the innocent.

Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2021 Most of the novel takes place in a shack where the child was killed and where the man goes to confront God about an ancient question: How can a loving and all-powerful God allow the innocent to suffer?

Crocker Stephenson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2021 Rye is a shy romantic—the quintessential innocent destined to be wised up by novel’s end.

Maureen Corrigan, WSJ, 23 Oct. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin innocent-, innocens, from in- + nocent-, nocens wicked, from present participle of nocēre to harm — more at noxious

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined above

单词	innocently
释义	innocent 1 of 2 adjective in·no·cent ˈi-nə-sənt 1 a : free from legal guilt or fault also : lawful a wholly innocent transaction b : free from guilt or sin especially through lack of knowledge of evil : blameless an innocent child c : harmless in effect or intention … searching for a hidden motive in even the most innocent conversation. Leonard Wibberley also : candid gave me an innocent gaze 2 a : lacking or reflecting a lack of sophistication, guile, or self-consciousness : artless, ingenuous b : ignorant … almost entirely innocent of Latin. C. L. Wrenn also : unaware … perfectly innocent of the confusion he had created … B. R. Haydon 3 : lacking or deprived of something … her face innocent of cosmetics … Marcia Davenport innocently adverb innocent 2 of 2 noun plural innocents : a person who is innocent: such as a : a person free from sin : a young child the biblical massacre/slaughter of the innocents b : a naïve, inexperienced, or unsophisticated person a political innocent … during a great land boom in which immense fortunes were made and innocents like himself fleeced. Arthur Miller c : a blameless person : a person who does not deserve to be harmed The war caused the death of thousands of innocents. Synonyms Adjective impeccable pure sinless white Noun angel dove lamb sheep See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective He says that he is innocent of the crime. She was found innocent of all charges. A person accused of a crime is considered innocent until proven guilty. Someone told your secret, but it wasn't me. I'm innocent. Recent Examples on the Web Adjective Ten years after her college friend was killed, a woman learns that the man convicted of her murder may have been innocent. Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022 Reed's defense maintained that their client was innocent and urged jurors to carefully examine the evidence, Fox 5 Atlanta reported. Landon Mion, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2022 Ignacio Fernandez Lahongrais, a lawyer for Ms. Vázquez Garced, said the former governor was innocent. Allison Prang, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2022 Officials said that modern Russian tanks were now being used to kill innocent people in Ukraine. Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022 There was also a deadly suicide bomb attack at the airport and a US drone strike killed 10 innocent people at a home, including seven children. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2022 There, his reporting freed two innocent people from incarceration, including one man who was 20 years into a life sentence and one facing life. Joshua Sharpe, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Aug. 2022 The blood of innocent people, including children, is on the hands of everyone who has supported Putin or stood by silently. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 15 Aug. 2022 The ad makers took something designed to do good and turned it into something evil, which will harm innocent people. Herschel Walker, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022 Noun White said investigators have yet to determine if the woman was the intended target of Tuesday's violence or an innocent who was cut down in the crossfire. Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 29 June 2022 And like so many people, I was horrified by what happened in Texas, by what happened in Buffalo, by what’s been happening, quite frankly, all over our country, in terms of gun violence against the innocent. Liam Hess, Vogue, 16 June 2022 Her image can be seen on statues and billboards worldwide; her name is synonymous with courage, with resistance to persecution, with the death of an innocent. Ruth Franklin, The New York Review of Books, 11 May 2022 As Ukraine puts up a fierce defense Russia turns its guns on the innocent. NBC News, 20 Mar. 2022 The group works also to fix the legal systems that convict the innocent. cleveland, 7 Mar. 2022 Those who suffer trauma are not excused from inflicting trauma on the innocent. Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2021 Most of the novel takes place in a shack where the child was killed and where the man goes to confront God about an ancient question: How can a loving and all-powerful God allow the innocent to suffer? Crocker Stephenson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2021 Rye is a shy romantic—the quintessential innocent destined to be wised up by novel’s end. Maureen Corrigan, WSJ, 23 Oct. 2020 See More Word History Etymology Adjective Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin innocent-, innocens, from in- + nocent-, nocens wicked, from present participle of nocēre to harm — more at noxious First Known Use Adjective 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition innocent adjective in·no·cent ˈi-nə-sənt 1 : free from sin : pure She's as innocent as a baby. 2 : free from guilt or blame He is innocent of the charges. 3 : free from evil influence or effect : harmless innocent fun Medical Definition innocent adjective in·no·cent ˈin-ə-sənt : lacking capacity to injure : benign an innocent tumor innocent heart murmurs Legal Definition innocent adjective in·no·cent ˈi-nə-sənt : characterized by innocence Biographical Definition Innocent biographical name In·no·cent ˈi-nə-sənt name of 13 popes: especially II died 1143 (pope 1130–43); III 1160(or 1161)–1216 (pope 1198–1216); IV died 1254 (pope 1243–54); XI 1611–1689 (pope 1676–89) innocently adverb 1 as in sincerely without any attempt to impress by deception or exaggeration "You look nice," she commented innocently Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance sincerely naively casually openly guilelessly genuinely ingenuously naturally freely naïvely unaffectedly unpretentiously simply artlessly honestly unfeignedly nonchalantly truly coolly frankly candidly informally cooly unceremoniously matter-of-factly openheartedly relaxedly Antonyms & Near Antonyms hypocritically unnaturally falsely artificially insincerely pretentiously affectedly deceptively artfully slyly deceitfully dishonestly furtively cunningly deviously insidiously sharply cannily craftily archly slily calculatingly slickly underhanded unctuously underhandedly flatteringly shiftily underhand sycophantically See More 2 as in chastely with purity of thought and deed very young children approach the world so innocently Synonyms & Similar Words chastely virtuously properly purely righteously morally modestly primly decorously decently prudishly priggishly Antonyms & Near Antonyms wickedly evilly sinfully immorally indecently obscenely lasciviously lewdly lustfully impurely vulgarly See More
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