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   innocent

   /ˈɪnəsnt/

   adjective

   • 1. not guilty of a crime or offence: "the prisoners were later found innocent" Similar guiltlessguilt-freenot guiltyblamelessnot to blamein the clearunimpeachableirreproachableabove suspicionbeyond criticismwithout faultfaultlesshonourablehonestuprightupstandinglaw-abidingincorruptinformal:squeaky cleanOpposite guilty
   • ▪ without experience or knowledge of: "a man innocent of war's cruelties"
   • ▪ without; lacking: "a street quite innocent of bookshops" Similar free fromwithoutlacking (in)empty ofclear ofunacquainted withignorant ofunaware ofunfamiliar withuntouched byrare:nescient of
   • 2. not responsible for or directly involved in an event yet suffering its consequences: "an innocent bystander"
   • 3. free from moral wrong; not corrupted: "an innocent child" Similar virtuouspuresinlessfree of sinmoraldecentrighteousuprightwholesomedemuremodestchastevirginalvirginimpeccablepristinespotlessstainlessunblemishedunsulliedincorruptuncorrupteduncontaminatedundefiledinformal:squeaky cleanwhiter than whiteas pure as the driven snowimmaculateOpposite sinful
   • ▪ simple; naive: "she is a poor, innocent young creature" Similar naiveingenuoustrustingtrustfulover-trustingcredulousunsuspiciousunsuspectingunwaryunguardedunscepticalimpressionablegullibleeasily deceivedeasily taken ineasily ledinexperiencedunworldlyunsophisticatedgreenwide-eyedsimpleartlessguilelesschildlikefrankopeninformal:wet behind the earsborn yesterdayas green as grassOpposite worldly
   • 4. not involving or intended to cause harm or offence; harmless: "an innocent mistake" Similar harmlessinnocuoussafenon-injuriousunobjectionableinoffensiveplayful

   noun

   • 1. a pure, guileless, or naive person: "a young innocent abroad"
   • 2. 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"
   • ▪ the young children killed by Herod after the birth of Jesus (Matt. 2:16).

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin innocent- ‘not harming’, from in- ‘not’ + nocere ‘to hurt’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINNOCENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   INNOCENT definition: 1. (of a person) not guilty of a particular crime: 2. having no knowledge of the unpleasant and….

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › thesaurusINNOCENT - 90 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

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   INNOCENT - Synonyms, related words and examples | Cambridge English Thesaurus

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › french-englishinnocent | translate French to English: Cambridge Dictionary

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   innocent translate: innocent, innocent, childlike, innocent, innocent, innocent. Learn more in the Cambridge French-English Dictionary.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english-chinese-traditionalINNOCENT in Traditional Chinese - Cambridge Dictionary

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   INNOCENT translate: （人）無罪的, 單純的;天真的;幼稚的, 無辜（受害）的, 無惡意的, 幼稚的人;不諳世事者.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english-arabicINNOCENT in Arabic - Cambridge Dictionary

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   INNOCENT translate: بَريء, ساذِج. Learn more in the Cambridge English-Arabic Dictionary.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english-frenchINNOCENT in French - Cambridge Dictionary

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   INNOCENT translate: innocent/-ente, innocent/-ente, naïf/naïve, candide, innocent, innocent, innocent. Learn more in the Cambridge English-French Dictionary.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINNOCENT | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   INNOCENT meaning: 1. not guilty of committing a crime: 2. not having much experience of life and not knowing about….

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › essential-british-englishMeaning of innocent in Essential English Dictionary - Cambridge...

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   innocent definition: 1. If someone is innocent, they have not done a crime: 2. not having much experience of life and….

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › es › diccionarioINNOCENT | traducir al español - Cambridge Dictionary

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    traducir INNOCENT: inocente, inocente, inocente, inocente, inocente [masculine-feminine, singular], inocente….

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › de › worterbuchINNOCENT | Bedeutung im Cambridge Englisch Wörterbuch

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    innocent Bedeutung, Definition innocent: 1. (of a person) not guilty of a particular crime: 2. having no knowledge of the unpleasant and….