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innocent

in·no·cent [ ínnəss'nt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. not guilty: not guilty of a crime or offense

2. within the law: permitted by or acting within the law
innocent pastimes

3. harmless in intention: not intended to cause harm
an innocent remark

4. uncorrupted: pure and uncorrupted by evil, sin, or experience of the world
an innocent mind

5. naive: more trusting or naive than most people through lack of experience of life or failure to recognize the motives of others
an innocent young girl caught up in a terrible situation

6. ignorant of something: having very little or no knowledge of something
innocent of the finer points of etiquette

7. lacking in something: completely lacking in a particular quality
innocent of any artistic skill



noun  (plural in·no·cents)
Definition:
 
1. blameless person: a blameless vulnerable person, especially a very young child

2. naive person: a simple, naive, or inexperienced person

[14th century. Via French< Latin innocent-< in- "not" + present participle of nocere "harm"]

in·no·cent·ly adverb
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