guiltless
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4.6
- adjective
- /ˈɡɪltləs/
- The jury found her guiltless after a thorough investigation of the evidence.
- guiltless people
Examples
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My dear fellow, I do apologize but I must state she's entirely guiltless in this matter.
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I used to be bleary-eyed in the morning, guiltless and looking forward to coffee.
Fiction book (1993) -
You always have time to enjoy a little guiltless pleasure!
Blog text (27) -
Perhaps in the quiet of your room tonight, you might be able to help me prove him guiltless.
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And so he generally woke up a guiltless man.
Fiction book (1996) -
I am guiltless as the unsunned snow.
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We are the guiltless pleasures of the lonely human.
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If you persist in an evil purpose, the preacher is guiltless, but you must not expect to receive the grace (P 2-4).
Academic text (1991) -
Guiltless greed is one of life's great joys
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I'd brew a bunch of tea and then enjoy some guiltless laziness if more exercise wasn't required for the day.
Blog text (3)
Synonyms
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2.2
Not guilty of a crime or wrongdoing
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4.2
No longer blamed for a crime or fault
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3.6
Not guilty of any wrong
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6.9
A person who is not involved in illegal or dishonest actions
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6.5
Freed from blame when proof shows they did not do the crime
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6.3
Someone who has done nothing wrong
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6.0
Freed from blame or responsibility for something
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9.9
Not responsible for a crime or mistake
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9.9
A person or thing that has not done wrong and seems pure
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9.9
Not guilty of a crime or fault
Free from blame or officially declared not guilty
Antonyms
How Guilty
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Guiltless is made of guilt and the little part -less, where guilt means 'the feeling you have when you think you did something wrong' and -less means 'without'. So, guiltless literally means 'without guilt', which is why it describes someone free from blame or not responsible for wrongdoing.