IN-NOCENT
ə adjective
1.
free from moral wrong; without sin; pure: innocent children.
2.
free from legal or specific wrong; guiltless: innocent of the crime.
3.
not involving evil intent or motive: an innocent misrepresentation.
4.
not causing physical or moral injury; harmless: innocent fun.
5.
devoid (usually followed by of ): a law innocent of merit.
6.
having or showing the simplicity or naiveté of an unworldly person; guileless; ingenuous.
7.
uninformed or unaware; ignorant.
noun
8.
an innocent person.
9.
a young child.
10.
a guileless person.
11.
a simpleton or idiot.
12.
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Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English < Latin innocent- (stem of innocēns) harmless, equivalent to in- in-3 + nocēns present participle of nocēre to harm; see -ent; cf. noxious
1150–1200; Middle English < Latin innocent- (stem of innocēns) harmless, equivalent to in- in-3 + nocēns present participle of nocēre to harm; see -ent; cf. noxious
Related forms
in·no·cent·ly, adverb
qua·si-in·no·cent, adjective
qua·si-in·no·cent·ly, adverb
su·per·in·no·cent, adjective
su·per·in·no·cent·ly, adverb
Can be confused: 1. acquitted, innocent, nolo contendere (see synonym study at the current entry) ; 2. innocence, innocents.
Synonyms
1. sinless, virtuous; faultless, impeccable, spotless, immaculate. 2. 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, especially moral blame: a blameless life. Guiltless denotes freedom from guilt or responsibility for wrongdoing, usually in a particular instance: guiltless of a crime. 6. simple, naive, unsophisticated, artless.
1. sinless, virtuous; faultless, impeccable, spotless, immaculate. 2. 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, especially moral blame: a blameless life. Guiltless denotes freedom from guilt or responsibility for wrongdoing, usually in a particular instance: guiltless of a crime. 6. simple, naive, unsophisticated, artless.
Antonyms
1, 2. guilty.
1, 2. guilty.
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innocent (ˈɪnəsənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj (foll by of) | |
| 1. | not corrupted or tainted with evil or unpleasant emotion; sinless; pure |
| 2. | not guilty of a particular crime; blameless |
| 3. | free (of); lacking: innocent of all knowledge of history |
| 4. | a. harmless or innocuous: an innocent game |
| b. not cancerous: an innocent tumour | |
| 5. | credulous, naive, or artless |
| 6. | simple-minded; slow-witted |
| —n | |
| 7. | an innocent person, esp a young child or an ingenuous adult |
| 8. | a simple-minded person; simpleton |
| 'innocently | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
innocent
1340, "doing no evil, free from sin or guilt," from O.Fr. innocent (11c.), from L. innocentem (nom. innocens) "not guilty, harmless, blameless," from in- "not" + nocentem (nom. nocens), prp. of nocere "to harm" (see noxious). Meaning "free from guilt of a crime or charge"
is from 1382. The earliest use was as a noun, "person who is innocent of sin or evil" (c.1200).
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Medical Dictionary
innocent in·no·cent (ĭn'ə-sənt)
adj.
Not apparently harmful; benign.
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