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Innocent - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Innocent : adj
1: free from evil or guilt; "an innocent child"; "the principle
that one is innocent until proved guilty" [syn: guiltless,
clean-handed] [ant: guilty]
2: lacking intent or capacity to injure; "an innocent prank"
[syn: innocuous]
3: free from sin [syn: impeccant, sinless]
4: 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" [syn: ingenuous]
5: used of things; lacking sense or awareness; "ignorant hope";
"fine innocent weather" [syn: ignorant]
(noun)
1: a person who lacks knowledge of evil [syn: inexperienced
person]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Innocent : \In"no*cent\, a. [F. innocent, L. innocens, -entis;
pref. in- not _ nocens, p. pr. of nocere to harm, hurt. See
Noxious.]
1. Not harmful; free from that which can injure; innoxious;
innocuous; harmless; as, an innocent medicine or remedy.
The spear Sung innocent,and spent its force in air.
--Pope.
2. Morally free from guilt; guiltless; not tainted with sin;
pure; upright.
To offer up a weak, poor, innocent lamb. --Shak.
I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent
blood. --Matt. xxvii.
4.
The aidless,innocent lady, his wished prey.
--Milton.
3. Free from the guilt of a particular crime or offense; as,
a man is innocent of the crime charged.
Innocent from the great transgression. --Ps. xix.
13.
4. Simple; artless; foolish. --Shak.
5. Lawful; permitted; as, an innocent trade.
6. Not contraband; not subject to forfeiture; as, innocent
goods carried to a belligerent nation.
Innocent party (Law),a party who has not notice of a fact
tainting a litigated transaction with illegality.
Syn: Harmless; innoxious; innoffensive; guiltless; spotless;
immaculate; pure; unblamable; blameless; faultless;
guileless; upright.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Innocent : \In"no*cent\, n.
1. An innocent person; one free from, or unacquainted with,
guilt or sin. --Shak.
2. An unsophisticated person; hence, a child; a simpleton; an
idiot. --B. Jonson.
In Scotland a natural fool was called an innocent.
--Sir W.
Scott.
Innocents' day (Eccl.), Childermas day.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Innocent |
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Syd_Mac: @yakiddairo AYE ! I am an Innocent ! With a pure heart, mind, body, and soul lmao xD |
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Tiffany7482: @mjj62509 honey, they are blind because they choose to be. There aren't a lot of "Innocent" and "child-like" people like you and I >< |
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DreamyPassion_: Rachel:Come on these pictures are too seductive Me: You can picture my dog if you want an Innocent look Rachel: Okay that's not funny LOL |
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