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| in·no·cent [ ínnəss'nt ] |
adjective |
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1. not guilty: not guilty of a crime or offense
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2. within the law: permitted by or acting within the law
  innocent pastimes
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3. harmless in intention: not intended to cause harm
an innocent remark
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4. uncorrupted: pure and uncorrupted by evil, sin, or experience of the world
an innocent mind
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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
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6. ignorant of something: having very little or no knowledge of something
innocent of the finer points of etiquette
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7. lacking in something: completely lacking in a particular quality
innocent of any artistic skill
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noun (plural in·no·cents) |
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1. blameless person: a blameless vulnerable person, especially a very young child
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2. naive person: a simple, naive, or inexperienced person
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin innocent-< in- "not" + present participle of nocere "harm"] |
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| in·no·cent·ly adverb |
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