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Innocent

noun
/ˈɪnəsn̩t/
Word Frequency: 13.5

Definitions

1.nounOne who is innocent, especially a young child.
"The slaughter of the innocents was a significant event in the New Testament."
2.nounA harmless simple-minded person; an idiot.
3.adjectiveFree from guilt, sin, or immorality.
4.adjectiveBearing no legal responsibility for a wrongful act.
5.adjectiveNaive; artless.
6.adjective(obsolete except medicine) Not harmful; innocuous; harmless; benign.
7.adjective(with of) Having no knowledge (of something).
8.adjective(with of) Lacking (something).
9.adjectiveLawful; permitted.
"an innocent trade"
10.adjectiveNot contraband; not subject to forfeiture.
"innocent goods carried to a belligerent nation"

Synonyms

guiltlesssacklesspureuntaintedsinlessblamelessharmlessinnocuousclean-handedimpeccantirreproachableinculpable

Antonyms

guiltynocentperverse
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