innocent
Use Innocent in a sentence
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 II
noun
(Gregorio Papareschi) died 1143, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1130–43.
Innocent III
noun
(Giovanni Lotario de' Conti) 1161?–1216, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1198–1216.
Innocent IV
noun
(Sinbaldo de Fieschi) c1180–1254, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1243–54.
Innocent V
noun
(Pierre de Tarentaise) c1225–76, French ecclesiastic: pope 1276.
Innocent VI
noun
(Étienne Aubert) died 1362, French jurist and ecclesiastic: pope 1352–62.
Innocent VII
noun
(Cosimo de' Migliorati) 1336–1406, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1404–06.
Innocent VIII
noun
(Giovanni Battista Cibò) 1432–92, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1484–92.
Innocent IX
noun
(Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti) 1519–91, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1591.
Innocent X
noun
(Giambattista Pamfili) 1574–1655, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1644–55.
Innocent XI
noun
(Benedetto Odescalchi) 1611–89, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1676–89.
Innocent XII
noun
(Antonio Pignatelli) 1615–1700, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1691–1700.
Innocent XIII
noun
(Michelangelo Conti) 1655–1724, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1721–24.
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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 | |
| Innocent II | |
| —n | |
| original name Gregorio Papareschi. died 1143, pope (1130--43). He condemned Abelard's teachings | |
| Innocent III | |
| —n | |
| original name Giovanni Lotario de' Conti. ?1161--1216, pope (1198--1216), under whom the temporal power of the papacy reached its height. He instituted the Fourth Crusade (1202) and a crusade against the Albigenses (1208), and called the fourth Lateran Council (1215) | |
| Innocent IV | |
| —n | |
| original name Sinibaldo de' Fieschi. died 1254, pope (1243--54); an unrelenting enemy of Emperor Frederick II and his heirs | |
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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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She must marry the innocent man in a sanctified wedding before impregnating herself.
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Many people have been proclaimed innocent victims of the death penalty.
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