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in⋅no⋅cent
[in-uh-suh
nt]
–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 fol. 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. | Usually, innocents. (used with a singular verb ) bluet (def. 1). |
Origin:
1150–1200; ME < L innocent- (s. of innocēns) harmless, equiv. to in- in- 3 + nocēns prp. of nocēre to harm; see -ent; cf. noxious
1150–1200; ME < L innocent- (s. of innocēns) harmless, equiv. to in- in- 3 + nocēns prp. of nocēre to harm; see -ent; cf. noxious

Related forms:
in⋅no⋅cent⋅ly, adverb
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, 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. 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, 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. simple, naive, unsophisticated, artless.
Antonyms:
1, 2. guilty.
1, 2. guilty.
Innocent II
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(Gregorio Papareschi ) died 1143, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1130–43. |
Innocent III
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(Giovanni Lotario de' Conti ) 1161?–1216, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1198–1216. |
Innocent IV
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(Sinbaldo de Fieschi ) c1180–1254, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1243–54. |
Innocent V
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(Pierre de Tarentaise ) c1225–76, French ecclesiastic: pope 1276. |
Innocent VI
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(Étienne Aubert ) died 1362, French jurist and ecclesiastic: pope 1352–62. |
Innocent VII
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(Cosimo de' Migliorati ) 1336–1406, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1404–06. |
Innocent VIII
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(Giovanni Battista Cibò ) 1432–92, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1484–92. |
Innocent IX
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(Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti ) 1519–91, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1591. |
Innocent X
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(Giambattista Pamfili ) 1574–1655, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1644–55. |
Innocent XI
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(Benedetto Odescalchi ) 1611–89, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1676–89. |
Innocent XII
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(Antonio Pignatelli ) 1615–1700, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1691–1700. |
Innocent XIII
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(Michelangelo Conti ) 1655–1724, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1721–24. |
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Innocent
In"no*cent\, a. [F. innocent, L. innocens, -entis; pref. in- not + nocens, p. pr. of nocere to harm, hurt. See Noxious.]1. Not harmful; free from that which can injure; innoxious; innocuous; harmless; as, an innocent medicine or remedy. The spear Sung innocent,and spent its force in air. --Pope. 2. Morally free from guilt; guiltless; not tainted with sin; pure; upright. To offer up a weak, poor, innocent lamb. --Shak. I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. --Matt. xxvii. 4. The aidless,innocent lady, his wished prey. --Milton. 3. Free from the guilt of a particular crime or offense; as, a man is innocent of the crime charged. Innocent from the great transgression. --Ps. xix. 13. 4. Simple; artless; foolish. --Shak. 5. Lawful; permitted; as, an innocent trade. 6. Not contraband; not subject to forfeiture; as, innocent goods carried to a belligerent nation. Innocent party (Law),a party who has not notice of a fact tainting a litigated transaction with illegality. Syn: Harmless; innoxious; innoffensive; guiltless; spotless; immaculate; pure; unblamable; blameless; faultless; guileless; upright.Innocent
In"no*cent\, n. 1. An innocent person; one free from, or unacquainted with, guilt or sin. --Shak. 2. An unsophisticated person; hence, a child; a simpleton; an idiot. --B. Jonson. In Scotland a natural fool was called an innocent. --Sir W. Scott. Innocents' day (Eccl.), Childermas day.
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Language Translation for : innocent
Spanish:
inocente,
German:
unschuldig,
Japanese:
無罪の
innocent (adj.)
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." 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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: in·no·cent
Pronunciation: 'i-n&-s&nt
Function: adjective
: characterized by innocence
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: in·no·cent
Pronunciation: 'in-&-s&nt
Function: adjective
: lacking capacity to injure :
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innocent in·no·cent (ĭn'ə-sənt)
adj.
Not apparently harmful; benign.
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