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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 › zhs › 词典INNOCENT中文(简体)翻译：剑桥词典 - Cambridge Dictionary

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   innocent翻译：（人）无罪的, 单纯的;天真的;幼稚的, 无辜（受害）的, 无恶意的, 幼稚的人;不谙世事者。

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › vi › dictionaryINNOCENT | Định nghĩa trong Từ điển tiếng Anh Cambridge

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   INNOCENT ý nghĩa, định nghĩa, INNOCENT là gì: 1. (of a person) not guilty of a particular crime: 2. having no knowledge of the unpleasant and….

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINNOCENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english-malaysianINNOCENT | translate English to Malay - Cambridge Dictionary

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   INNOCENT translate: tidak bersalah, tidak berbahaya, tidak berdosa. Learn more in the Cambridge English-Malay Dictionary.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › ja › dictionaryINNOCENT | 意味, Cambridge 英語辞書での定義

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   INNOCENT 意味, 定義, INNOCENT は何か: 1. (of a person) not guilty of a particular crime: 2. having no knowledge of the unpleasant and….

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › innocentINNOCENT - 90 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

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9. dictionary.cambridge.org › zht › 詞典INNOCENT中文(繁體)翻譯：劍橋詞典 - Cambridge Dictionary

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   innocent翻譯：（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。

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english-japaneseINNOCENT in Japanese - Cambridge Dictionary

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    INNOCENT translate: 無罪の, 無邪気な, 無実（むじつ）の, 無邪気（むじゃき）な. Learn more in the Cambridge English-Japanese Dictionary.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINNOCENT definition | Cambridge Dictionary

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    INNOCENT translations: （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.