innocence
- noun
- /ˈɪnəsəns/
- His innocence is wonderful.
- innocence and beauty
So before, in the state of innocence, no good, also no evil.
- So before, in the state of innocence, no good, also no evil.
- But how we do we do that while also preserving that innocence of a child?
- And I just remember my whole world, just my, I felt my innocence leaving me.
- The book was about finding God and living a pure life and returning to the innocence of a child.
- We have lost our innocence and we we we take it away from our children so you know when.
- It changes you forever because it is a, it's like feels the same as like losing your innocence.
- And I think it was really, really, really unfortunate to see a lot of that on display last week in the aftermath of the slaughter of innocence.
- And these guys just flip the script and their highest sacrament is the defilement or destruction of innocence.
- I got shown the boy, the innocence of the boy, and I'm innocent.
- And they're the they are the definition of innocence.
Examples
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- The innocence of children is blessed.
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The innocence of children allows them to see the world with wonder and joy.
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So before, in the state of innocence, no good, also no evil.
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Her innocence was the first part of her soul to die.
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The book was about finding God and living a pure life and returning to the innocence of a child.
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"But, of course, it is precisely innocence that is lost at the moment of saying 'I.'"
Academic text (1992) -
But how we do we do that while also preserving that innocence of a child?
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A face of innocence, no cynicism.
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Her perception of character, in spite of her innocence, startled him, as did her ability to pity.
Fiction book (1993) -
Billie gazes back into Hank's eyes with all the innocence she can muster.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
The state of being without moral wrong or corruption
The state of being free from guilt and bad intentions
Being innocent and not knowing or doing wrong
Being morally good and not doing wrong
Being free from wrong and having an innocent heart
A state of not feeling that you have done something wrong
A state of not being blamed for doing something wrong
A state of not having done anything wrong
Antonyms
How Innocent
- Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Innocence comes from Latin parts in- 'not' and nocere 'to harm'. It literally means 'no harm', so someone with innocence is free from moral wrong and seems pure.