innocent
IPA: ˈɪnʌsʌnt
noun
- One who is innocent, especially a young child.
- (obsolete) A harmless simple-minded person; an idiot.
- A surname.
adjective
- Free from guilt, sin, or immorality.
- Bearing no legal responsibility for a wrongful act.
- Without wrongful intent; accidental or in good faith.
- Naive; artless.
- (obsolete except medicine) Not harmful; innocuous; harmless; benign.
- (with of) Lacking (something), or knowledge of it.
- Lawful; permitted.
- Not contraband; not subject to forfeiture.
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Examples of "innocent" in Sentences
- He depraved the innocent people.
- He purports that he is innocent.
- They beguiled the innocent children.
- She purports to be the innocent one.
- It is totally innocent of malevolence.
- It is unfair the chide the innocent man.
- He fights for the rights of the innocent
- Both the innocent and the guilty are surrounded.
- Most of the people are hardworking and innocent.
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