Dictionary
Thesaurus
Reference
Translate
Web
innocence
Sponsored Links Innocence
Bargain Prices. Smart Deals. Save on Innocence!
Shopzilla.com
6 dictionary results for: innocence
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
in·no·cence       [in-uh-suhns] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the quality or state of being innocent; freedom from sin or moral wrong.
2.freedom from legal or specific wrong; guiltlessness: The prisoner proved his innocence.
3.simplicity; absence of guile or cunning; naiveté.
4.lack of knowledge or understanding.
5.harmlessness; innocuousness.
6.chastity.
7.an innocent person or thing.
8.bluet (def. 1).
9.blue-eyed Mary.
[Origin: 1300–50; ME < L innocentia. See innocent, -ence]
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT
Sponsored Links Innocence
Bargain Prices. Smart Deals. Save on Innocence!
Shopzilla.com
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
blue-eyed Mary  
n.   An annual North American herb (Collinsia verna) having bicolored flowers with two lips. Also called innocence.

(Download Now or Buy the Book)
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
in·no·cence       (ĭn'ə-səns)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The state, quality, or virtue of being innocent, as:
    1. Freedom from sin, moral wrong, or guilt through lack of knowledge of evil.
    2. Guiltlessness of a specific legal crime or offense.
    3. Freedom from guile, cunning, or deceit; simplicity or artlessness.
    4. Lack of worldliness or sophistication; naiveté.
    5. Lack of knowledge or understanding; ignorance.
    6. Freedom from harmfulness; inoffensiveness.
  2. One that is innocent.
  3. Botany See blue-eyed Mary.

(Download Now or Buy the Book)
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
innocence

noun
1. the quality of innocent naivete [syn: artlessness] 
2. the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil [syn: purity] 
3. a state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offense; "the trial established his innocence" [ant: guilt] 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: in·no·cence
Pronunciation: 'i-n&-s&ns
Function: noun
: freedom from fault or guilt under the law: as a : the state of not being guilty of a particular crime or offense —compare GUILT b : the state of not being guilty of an act that constitutes a ground for divorce c : ignorance on the part of a party to a transaction of facts that would lead a person of ordinary prudence to make inquiries

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Innocence

In"no*cence\, n. [F. innocence, L. innocentia. See Innocent.]

1. The state or quality of being innocent; freedom from that which is harmful or infurious; harmlessness.

2. The state or quality of being morally free from guilt or sin; purity of heart; blamelessness.

The silence often of pure innocence Persuades when speaking fails. --Shak.

Banished from man's life his happiest life, Simplicity and spotless innocence! --Milton.

3. The state or quality of being not chargeable for, or guilty of, a particular crime or offense; as, the innocence of the prisoner was clearly shown.

4. Simplicity or plainness, bordering on weakness or silliness; artlessness; ingenuousness. --Chaucer. Shak.

Syn: Harmlessness; innocuousness; blamelessness; purity; sinlessness; guiltlessness.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT
Share This:Share This: digg.comShare This: ma.gnolia.comShare This: www.stumbleupon.comShare This: del.icio.usShare This: FacebookShare This: favorites.live.comShare This: www.technorati.comShare This: furl.netShare This: myweb2.search.yahoo.comShare This: www.google.com
Sponsored Links Innocence
Bargain Prices. Smart Deals. Save on Innocence!
Shopzilla.com