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innocent
[ in-uh-suhnt ]
adjective
- free from moral wrong; without sin; pure:
innocent children.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
Antonyms:
- free from legal or specific wrong; guiltless:
innocent of the crime.
Antonyms:
- not involving evil intent or motive:
an innocent misrepresentation.
- not causing physical or moral injury; harmless:
innocent fun.
- devoid (usually followed by of ):
a law innocent of merit.
- having or showing the simplicity or naiveté of an unworldly person; guileless; ingenuous.
Synonyms: , , ,
- uninformed or unaware; ignorant.
noun
- an innocent person.
- a young child.
- a guileless person.
- a simpleton or idiot.
- Usually innocents. (used with a singular verb) bluet ( def 1 ).
innocent
/ ˈɪəəԳ /
adjective
- not corrupted or tainted with evil or unpleasant emotion; sinless; pure
- not guilty of a particular crime; blameless
- postpositivefoll byof free (of); lacking
innocent of all knowledge of history
- harmless or innocuous
an innocent game
- not cancerous
an innocent tumour
- credulous, naive, or artless
- simple-minded; slow-witted
noun
- an innocent person, esp a young child or an ingenuous adult
- a simple-minded person; simpleton
Derived Forms
- ˈԲԴdzԳٱ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- n·Գ· adverb
- ܲȴ-n·Գ adjective
- quasi-n·Գ· adverb
- p·n·Գ adjective
- super·n·Գ· adverb
- ܲ·n·Գ adjective
- un·n·Գ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
She said she believes that Miller was innocent of espionage, and that he really was trying to infiltrate the KGB.
All words meant to make homophobic adults imagine scandalous material, but the book itself is entirely innocent, which readers can verify by watching this 3-minute video of a woman reading it, complete with the illustrations.
Lower eyelid surgery, inspired by the glassy gaze of anime heroines, widens the eyes for an innocent, childlike look.
He grows to resent how much is being asked of him and can’t shake the toll that risking innocent lives takes on his conscience.
Terry Deary, who created Horrible Histories, believes Corder has been "maligned" with Maria incorrectly portrayed as an innocent young maiden.
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