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in·no·cent

(ĭn′ə-sənt)

adj.

1. Uncorrupted by evil, malice, or wrongdoing; sinless: an innocent child.

a. Not guilty of a specific crime or offense; legally blameless: was innocent of all charges.

b. Within, allowed by, or sanctioned by the law; lawful.

a. Not dangerous or harmful; innocuous: an innocent prank.

b. Candid; straightforward: a child's innocent stare.

a. Not experienced or worldly; naive.

b. Betraying or suggesting no deception or guile; artless.

a. Not exposed to or familiar with something specified; ignorant: American tourists wholly innocent of French.

b. Unaware: She remained innocent of the complications she had caused.

6. Lacking, deprived, or devoid of something: a novel innocent of literary merit.

1. A person, especially a child, who is free of evil or sin.

2. A simple, guileless, inexperienced, or unsophisticated person.

3. A very young child.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin innocēns, innocent- : in-, not; see in-¹ + nocēns, present participle of nocēre, to harm; see nek- in Indo-European roots.]

in′no·cent·ly adv.

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innocent

(ˈɪnəsənt)

adj

1. not corrupted or tainted with evil or unpleasant emotion; sinless; pure

2. (Law) not guilty of a particular crime; blameless

3. (foll by: of) free (of); lacking: innocent of all knowledge of history.

a. harmless or innocuous: an innocent game.

b. not cancerous: an innocent tumour.

5. credulous, naive, or artless

6. simple-minded; slow-witted

7. an innocent person, esp a young child or an ingenuous adult

8. a simple-minded person; simpleton

ˈinnocently adv

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in•no•cent

(ˈɪn ə sənt)

adj.

1. free from moral wrong; without sin; pure.

2. free from legal or specific wrong; guiltless.

3. not involving evil intent or motive.

4. not causing physical or moral injury; harmless: innocent fun.

5. devoid (usu. fol. by of): a law innocent of merit.

6. having or showing the simplicity or naiveté of an unworldly person.

7. uninformed or unaware; ignorant.

8. an innocent person.

9. a young child.

[1150–1200; Middle English < Latin innocent-, s. of innocēns=in- in-³ + nocēns, present participle of nocēre to harm]

in′no•cent•ly, adv.

In•no•cent

(ˈɪn ə sənt)
n.

1. Innocent I, Saint, died A.D. 417, Italian pope 401–417.

2. Innocent II, (Gregorio Papareschi) died 1143, Italian pope 1130–43.

3. Innocent III, (Giovanni Lotario de' Conti) 1161?–1216, Italian pope 1198–1216.

4. Innocent IV, (Sinbaldo de Fieschi) c1180–1254, Italian pope 1243–54.

5. Innocent XI, (Benedetto Odescalchi) 1611–89, Italian pope 1676–89.

innocent

- From Latin in-, "free from," and nocere, "hurt, injure."

innocent

adjective

1. not guilty, in the clear, blameless, clear, clean, honest, faultless, squeaky-clean, uninvolved, irreproachable, guiltless, unoffending The police knew from day one that I was innocent.
not guilty guilty, responsible, culpable, blameworthy

2. naive, open, trusting, simple, natural, frank, confiding, candid, unaffected, childlike, gullible, unpretentious, unsophisticated, unworldly, credulous, artless, ingenuous, guileless, wet behind the ears (informal), unsuspicious They seemed so young and innocent.
naive worldly, sophisticated, artful, disingenuous

3. harmless, innocuous, inoffensive, well-meant, unobjectionable, unmalicious, well-intentioned It was probably an innocent question, but he got very flustered.
harmless offensive, harmful, malicious, evil, wicked, iniquitous

4. pure, stainless, immaculate, moral, virgin, decent, upright, impeccable, righteous, pristine, wholesome, spotless, demure, chaste, unblemished, virginal, unsullied, sinless, incorrupt that innocent virgin, Clarissa
pure corrupt, immoral, dishonest, sinful, impure

noun

1. child, novice, greenhorn (informal), babe in arms (informal), ingénue or (masc.) ingénu He was a hopeless innocent where women were concerned.

innocent of free from, clear of, unaware of, ignorant of, untouched by, unfamiliar with, empty of, lacking, unacquainted with, nescient of She was completely natural and innocent of any airs and graces.

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innocent

adjective

1. Free from evil and corruption:

angelic, angelical, clean, lily-white, pure, sinless, unblemished, uncorrupted, undefiled, unstained, unsullied, untainted, virginal.

Idiom: pure as the driven snow.

2. Free from guilt or blame:

blameless, faultless, guiltless, harmless, irreproachable, lily-white, unblamable.

Slang: clean.

Idiom: in the clear.

3. Within, allowed by, or sanctioned by the law:

lawful, legal, legitimate, licit.

Slang: legit.

4. Devoid of hurtful qualities:

harmless, hurtless, innocuous, inoffensive, unoffensive.

5. Free from guile, cunning, or deceit:

artless, guileless, ingenuous, naive, natural, simple, unaffected, unsophisticated, unstudied, unworldly.

6. Not aware or informed:

ignorant, oblivious, unacquainted, unaware, unconscious, unenlightened, unfamiliar, uninformed, unknowing, unwitting.

Idiom: in the dark.

7. Not having a desirable element:

barren, destitute, devoid, empty, lacking, void, wanting.

Idiom: in want of.

noun

1. A pure, uncorrupted person:

angel, lamb, virgin.

2. A guileless, unsophisticated person:

babe, child, ingénue, naive.

Idiom: babe in the woods.

3. A young person between birth and puberty:

bud, child, juvenile, moppet, tot, youngster.

Informal: kid.

Scots: bairn.

Translations

بَريءبَرِيءٌغَيْر مُؤْذٍ

nevinnýnaivní

uskyldigharmløsnaiv

unschuldig einfältig harmlos

αθώος

inocente ingenuo

syytön

innocent naïf ignare

nevin

grandalaus; barnalegurmeinlaussaklaus

innocente innocenza

潔白な

순결한

naivumasnaivus

nekaitīgsnevainīgsšķīstsvientiesīgs

ангел невинный невиновный простодушный

nevinný

naivennedolžen

oskyldig

ไร้เดียงสา

masum safsuçsuzzararsızgünahsız

ngây thơ

天真的无害的无辜的没有恶意的清白的

Innocent

[ˈɪnəsnt] N (= pope) → Inocencio

innocent

[ˈɪnəsnt]

A. ADJ

1. (= not guilty) → inocente
to find sb innocent → declarar inocente a algn
to be innocent of a crime → ser inocente de un crimen
he was found innocent of murder → lo declararon inocente de asesinato

2. (= innocuous) [question, remark] → inocente, sin malicia; [fun] → sin malicia; [mistake] → inocente

3. (= naive) → inocente, ingenuo
they seemed so young and innocent → parecían tan jóvenes e inocentes or ingenuos
she stood facing him with that innocent air she had → estaba frente a él, con ese aire inocente que tenía
see also bystander

4. (liter) (= devoid) to be innocent of sth: he was innocent of any desire to harm her → no tenía ningún deseo de hacerle daño
a face innocent of any trace of make-up → una cara sin ningún rastro de maquillaje

B. N → inocente mf
he's an innocent when it comes to women → cuando se trata de mujeres es un inocente or inocentón
I'm not a total innocent → no soy tan inocente
the Massacre of the Holy Innocents → la masacre de los Santos Inocentes

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innocent

[ˈɪnəsənt]

adj

(LAW) [crime] → innocent(e)
to be innocent of a crime → être innocent(e) d'un crime
He was accused of a crime of which he was innocent → Il a été accusé d'un crime dont il était innocent.

(= naive) [person, child] → innocent(e)

(= not involved) [person, victim] → innocent(e)

[remark, question] → innocent(e)

npl
the innocent → les personnes innocentes

n
to play the innocent → jouer l'innocent
Don't play the innocent with me! → Ne joue pas l'innocent avec moi!

innocent

adj

→ unschuldig; mistake, misrepresentation → unabsichtlich; she is innocent of the crime → sie ist an dem Verbrechen unschuldig; a defendant is innocent until proved guilty → ein Angeklagter gilt als unschuldig, bis ihm seine Schuld nachgewiesen wird; to put on an innocent air → eine Unschuldsmiene aufsetzen; as innocent as a newborn babe → unschuldig wie ein Lamm; he is innocent about night life in a big city → er ist die reine Unschuld, was das Nachtleben in einer Großstadt angeht

(= innocuous) question → naiv; remark → arglos; amusement → harmlos

innocent of (liter) (= ignorant) → nicht vertraut mit; (= devoid of) → frei von, ohne

n → Unschuld f; he’s a bit of an innocent → er ist eine rechte Unschuld; the massacre of the Holy Innocents (Rel) → der Kindermord zu Bethlehem; Holy Innocents’ Day → das Fest der Unschuldigen Kinder

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innocent

[ˈɪnəsnt] adj → innocente
to put on an innocent air → fare l'innocente or l'ingenuo/a

innocent

(ˈinəsnt) adjective

1. not guilty (of a crime, misdeed etc). A man should be presumed innocent of a crime until he is proved guilty; They hanged an innocent man.

2. (of an action etc) harmless or without harmful or hidden intentions. innocent games and amusements; an innocent remark.

3. free from, or knowing nothing about, evil etc. an innocent child; You can't be so innocent as to believe what advertisements say!

ˈinnocently adverb

ˈinnocence noun

He at last managed to prove his innocence; the innocence of a child.

innocent

→ بَرِيءٌ nevinný uskyldig unschuldig αθώος inocente syytön innocent nevin innocente 潔白な 순결한 onschuldig uskyldig niewinny inocente невиновный oskyldig ไร้เดียงสา masum ngây thơ 无辜的

in·no·cent

a. inocente.

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I sincerely believe him to be as innocent of any participation in it as I am, but these are all reasons for suspicion falling upon him."

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Cornelius received this innocent confidence with a smile; he felt as if a ray of good fortune were shining on his path.

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How sweet and touching were the simple words of the Pater noster in the innocent childish mouth!

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These works, which had stood in innocent nakedness for ages, are all fig-leaved now.

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Yet did ye not flee from me, nor did I flee from you: innocent are we to each other in our faithlessness.

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She was rejoicing over Kitty and Levin; going back in thought to her own wedding, she glanced at the radiant figure of Stepan Arkadyevitch, forgot all the present, and remembered only her own innocent love.

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Adam had not been shaken in his belief that Hetty was innocent of the crime she was charged with, for Mr.

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The relation's innocent that the heroine gets out of.

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Noun	1.	innocent - a person who lacks knowledge of evil inexperienced person individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" boy scout - a man who is considered naive dear, lamb - a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child) naif - a naive or inexperienced person virgin - a person who has never had sex
Adj.	1.	innocent - free from evil or guilt; "an innocent child"; "the principle that one is innocent until proved guilty" clean-handed, guiltless exculpatory - clearing of guilt or blame righteous - characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice; "the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much"- James 5:16 guilty - responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act; "guilty of murder"; "the guilty person"; "secret guilty deeds"
	2.	innocent - lacking intent or capacity to injure; "an innocent prank" innocuous harmless - not causing or capable of causing harm; "harmless bacteria"; "rendered the bomb harmless"
	3.	innocent - free from sin impeccant, sinless virtuous - morally excellent
	4.	innocent - lacking in sophistication or worldliness; "a child's innocent stare"; "his ingenuous explanation that he would not have burned the church if he had not thought the bishop was in it" ingenuous naif, naive - marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience; "a teenager's naive ignorance of life"; "the naive assumption that things can only get better"; "this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances"
	5.	innocent - not knowledgeable about something specified; "American tourists wholly innocent of French"; "a person unacquainted with our customs" unacquainted uninformed - not informed; lacking in knowledge or information; "the uninformed public"
	6.	innocent - completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "innocent of literary merit"; "the sentence was devoid of meaning" devoid, destitute, barren, free nonexistent - not having existence or being or actuality; "chimeras are nonexistent"
	7.	innocent - (used of things) lacking sense or awareness; "fine innocent weather" archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression unconscious - not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead; "lay unconscious on the floor"