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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.
EXPANDdevoid (usually followed by of): a law innocent of merit.
noun
8.
an innocent person.
9.
a young child.
10.
a guileless person.
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a simpleton or idiot.
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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; compare 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; compare 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
EXPANDCan be confused: 1. acquitted, innocent, nolo contendere (see synonym note 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.
), died 1143, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1130–43.Innocent III
noun
(Giovanni Lotario de' Conti), 1161?–1216, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1198–1216.
), 1161?–1216, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1198–1216.Innocent IV
noun
(Sinbaldo de Fieschi), c1180–1254, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1243–54.
), c1180–1254, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1243–54.Innocent V
noun
(Pierre de Tarentaise), c1225–76, French ecclesiastic: pope 1276.
), c1225–76, French ecclesiastic: pope 1276.Innocent VI
noun
(Étienne Aubert), died 1362, French jurist and ecclesiastic: pope 1352–62.
), died 1362, French jurist and ecclesiastic: pope 1352–62.Innocent VII
noun
(Cosimo de' Migliorati), 1336–1406, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1404–06.
), 1336–1406, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1404–06.Innocent VIII
noun
(Giovanni Battista Cibò), 1432–92, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1484–92.
), 1432–92, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1484–92.Innocent IX
noun
(Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti), 1519–91, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1591.
), 1519–91, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1591.Innocent X
noun
(Giambattista Pamfili), 1574–1655, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1644–55.
), 1574–1655, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1644–55.Innocent XI
noun
(Benedetto Odescalchi), 1611–89, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1676–89.
), 1611–89, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1676–89.Innocent XII
noun
(Antonio Pignatelli), 1615–1700, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1691–1700.
), 1615–1700, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1691–1700.Innocent XIII
noun
(Michelangelo Conti), 1655–1724, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1721–24.
), 1655–1724, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1721–24.
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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"
EXPANDis from 1382. The earliest use was as a noun, "person who is innocent of sin or evil" (c.1200).
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innocent in·no·cent (ĭn'ə-sənt)
adj.
Not apparently harmful; benign.
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