innocent
See also: Innocent
English
Etymology
From Old French inocent, borrowed from Latin innocens (“harmless, inoffensive”), from in- (“not”) + nocēns, present participle of noceō (“to hurt”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɪnəsn̩t/
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Adjective
innocent (comparative more innocent, superlative most innocent)
- Free from guilt, sin, or immorality.
- 1606, William Shakespeare, Macbeth, IV. iii. 16:
- to offer up a weak, poor, innocent lamb
- 1606, William Shakespeare, Macbeth, IV. iii. 16:
- Bearing no legal responsibility for a wrongful act.
- Naive; artless.
- 1600, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, V. ii. 37:
- I can find out no rhyme to / 'lady' but 'baby' – an innocent rhyme;
- 1600, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, V. ii. 37:
- (obsolete) Not harmful; innocuous; harmless.
- an innocent medicine or remedy
- Alexander Pope
- The spear / Sung innocent, and spent its force in air.
- (with of) Having no knowledge (of something).
- (with of) Lacking (something).
- Lawful; permitted.
- an innocent trade
- Not contraband; not subject to forfeiture.
- innocent goods carried to a belligerent nation
Synonyms
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Translations
pure, free from sin, untainted
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not legally responsible for a wrongful act
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naive, artless
harmless in intent
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Noun
innocent (plural innocents)
- Those who are innocent; young children.
- The slaughter of the innocents was a significant event in the New Testament.
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin innocens, innocentem (“harmless, inoffensive”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ent
Adjective
innocent (masculine and feminine plural innocents)
Derived terms
Related terms
- innocència
- innocentada
See also
French
Etymology
From Old French inocent, borrowed from Latin innocens, innocentem (“harmless, inoffensive”), from in- (“not”) + nocēns, present participle of noceō (“to hurt”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.nɔ.sɑ̃/
audio (file)
Adjective
innocent (feminine singular innocente, masculine plural innocents, feminine plural innocentes)
Related terms
Noun
innocent m (plural innocents)
Further reading
- “innocent” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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