innocent
/ˈɪnəsn̩t/
noun
- 1
One who is innocent, especially a young child.
“The slaughter of the innocents was a significant event in the New Testament.”
- 2
A harmless simple-minded person; an idiot.
adjective
- 1
Free from guilt, sin, or immorality.
- 2
Bearing no legal responsibility for a wrongful act.
- 3
Naive; artless.
- 4
(obsolete except medicine) Not harmful; innocuous; harmless; benign.
- 5
(with of) Having no knowledge (of something).
- 6
(with of) Lacking (something).
- 7
Lawful; permitted.
“an innocent trade”
- 8
Not contraband; not subject to forfeiture.
“innocent goods carried to a belligerent nation”
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