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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•no•cence /ˈɪnəsəns/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- the quality or condition of being innocent:A trial starts out by assuming the defendant's innocence.
the absence of cunning or dishonesty:the innocence of youth. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•no•cence (in′ə səns),USA pronunciation n. - the quality or state of being innocent;
freedom from sin or moral wrong. - freedom from legal or specific wrong;
guiltlessness:The prisoner proved his innocence. - simplicity;
absence of guile or cunning;
naiveté. - lack of knowledge or understanding.
- harmlessness;
innocuousness. - chastity.
- an innocent person or thing.
- Plant Biologybluet (def. 1).
- Plant BiologySee blue-eyed Mary.
- Latin innocentia. See innocent, -ence
- Middle English 1300–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: innocence /ˈɪnəsəns/ n - the quality or state of being innocent
Archaic word: innocency /ˈɪnəsənsɪ/
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin innocentia harmlessness, from innocēns doing no harm, blameless, from in-1 + nocēns harming, from nocēre to hurt, harm; see noxious |