Innocent
Meaning of Innocent
adjective
- not guilty of a crime or offence.
the prisoners were later found innocent
he is innocent of Sir Thomas's death
- not responsible for or directly involved in an event yet suffering its consequences.
an innocent bystander
- free from moral wrong; not corrupted.
an innocent child
- not involving or intended to cause harm or offence; harmless.
an innocent mistake
- a pure, guileless, or naive person.
a young innocent abroad
- a person involved by chance in a situation, especially a victim of crime or war.
they are prepared to kill or maim innocents in pursuit of a cause
Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin innocent- ‘not harming’, from in- ‘not’ + nocere ‘to hurt’.
Information about Innocent
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Hyphenation of Innocent
In-no-cent
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- Innocent is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
Innocent synonyms
Meaning guiltless:
Meaning innocuous:
Meaning impeccant:
Meaning ingenuous:
Meaning unacquainted:
Meaning barren:
Meaning innocent of wrongdoing:
Meaning not able to be doubted, questioned, or criticized; entirely trustworthy:
Meaning beyond criticism; faultless:
Meaning free from defect or error:
Meaning free of deceit; truthful and sincere:
Meaning (of a person) sitting or standing with the back straight:
Meaning honest; respectable:
Meaning (especially of a human body) not having undergone decomposition:
Meaning chaste (typically used of a woman):
Meaning wholesome and untainted by immorality, especially that of a sexual nature:
Meaning concerned with the principles of right and wrong behaviour:
Meaning conforming with generally accepted standards of respectable or moral behaviour:
Meaning morally right or justifiable:
Meaning conducive to or characterized by moral well-being:
Meaning reserved, modest, and shy (typically used of a woman):
Meaning unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements:
Meaning abstaining from extramarital, or from all, sexual intercourse:
Meaning being, relating to, or appropriate for a virgin:
Meaning in accordance with the highest standards; faultless:
Meaning in its original condition; unspoilt:
Meaning without faults or moral blemishes; pure:
Meaning unmarked by or resistant to stains or discoloration:
Meaning not damaged or marked in any way:
Meaning not spoiled or made impure:
Meaning not corrupted:
Meaning not contaminated:
Meaning not defiled; pure:
Meaning free from flaws or mistakes; perfect:
Meaning not able or likely to cause harm:
Meaning protected from or not exposed to danger or risk; not likely to be harmed or lost:
Meaning not objectionable; acceptable:
Meaning not objectionable or harmful:
Meaning fond of games and amusement; light-hearted:
Meaning (of a tumour) not malignant:
Meaning (of a disease or condition) able to be cured:
Meaning capable of being cured; treatable:
Meaning able to be healed or cured, especially medically:
Meaning kindly and benevolent:
Meaning a young human being below the age of puberty or below the legal age of majority:
Meaning a person new to and inexperienced in a job or situation:
Meaning a person who is new to or inexperienced at a particular activity:
Meaning an innocent or unsophisticated young woman, especially in a play or film:
Meaning a sexually attractive young woman:
Innocent antonyms
Meaning culpable of or responsible for a specified wrongdoing:
Meaning wicked and immoral; committing or characterized by the committing of sins:
Meaning evil in nature or effect; malevolent:
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