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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•no•cent /ˈɪnəsənt/USA pronunciation adj. - free from moral wrong;
without sin;
pure:the innocent children. - free from legal wrong;
guiltless:innocent until proven guilty. - not involving evil intent or motive;
harmless:an innocent mistake. - showing the simplicity of someone not accustomed to recognizing evil;
ingenuous:gave her father a wide-eyed, innocent look.
n. [countable] - an innocent person, esp. one who has the simplicity of not recognizing evil.
in•no•cent•ly, adv. See -noc-, -nox-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•no•cent (in′ə sənt),USA pronunciation adj. - free from moral wrong;
without sin;
pure:innocent children. - free from legal or specific wrong;
guiltless:innocent of the crime. - not involving evil intent or motive:an innocent misrepresentation.
- not causing physical or moral injury;
harmless:innocent fun. - devoid (usually fol. by of ):a law innocent of merit.
- having or showing the simplicity or naiveté of an unworldly person;
guileless;
ingenuous. - uninformed or unaware;
ignorant.
n. - an innocent person.
- a young child.
- a guileless person.
- a simpleton or idiot.
- Plant BiologyUsually, innocents. (used with a sing. v.) bluet (def. 1).
- Latin innocent- (stem of innocēns) harmless, equivalent. to in- in-3 + nocēns present participle of nocēre to harm; see -ent; compare noxious
- Middle English 1150–1200
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sinless, virtuous; faultless, impeccable, spotless, immaculate.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Innocent, blameless, guiltless imply freedom from the responsibility of having done wrong. Innocent may imply having done no wrong at any time, and having not even a knowledge of evil:an innocent victim.Blameless denotes freedom from blame, esp. moral blame:a blameless life.Guiltless denotes freedom from guilt or responsibility for wrongdoing, usually in a particular instance:guiltless of a crime.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged simple, naive, unsophisticated, artless.
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged guilty.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: innocent /ˈɪnəsənt/ adj - not corrupted or tainted with evil or unpleasant emotion; sinless; pure
- not guilty of a particular crime; blameless
- (postpositive) followed by of: free (of); lacking: innocent of all knowledge of history
- harmless or innocuous: an innocent game
- not cancerous: an innocent tumour
- credulous, naive, or artless
- simple-minded; slow-witted
n - an innocent person, esp a young child or an ingenuous adult
- a simple-minded person; simpleton
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