Definitions for innocent

Definitions for (noun) innocent

Main entry: inexperienced person, innocent

Definition: a person who lacks knowledge of evil


Definitions for (adj) innocent

Main entry: innocent

Definition: (used of things) lacking sense or awareness

Usage: fine innocent weather


Main entry: free, destitute, devoid, barren, innocent

Definition: completely wanting or lacking

Usage: writing barren of insight; young recruits destitute of experience; innocent of literary merit; the sentence was devoid of meaning


Main entry: innocent, innocuous

Definition: lacking intent or capacity to injure

Usage: an innocent prank


Main entry: innocent, unacquainted

Definition: not knowledgeable about something specified

Usage: American tourists wholly innocent of French; a person unacquainted with our customs


Main entry: innocent, guiltless, clean-handed

Definition: free from evil or guilt

Usage: an innocent child; the principle that one is innocent until proved guilty


Main entry: ingenuous, innocent

Definition: lacking in sophistication or worldliness

Usage: 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


Main entry: impeccant, innocent, sinless

Definition: free from sin


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