innocence
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3.6
- noun
- /ˈɪnəsəns/
- His innocence is wonderful.
- innocence and beauty
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Watch on YouTubeSo 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
30
3.9
The state of being without moral wrong or corruption
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9.9
The state of being free from guilt and bad intentions
1
4.0
Being morally good and not doing wrong
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9.6
Being free from wrong and having an innocent heart
1
6.9
A state of not having done anything wrong
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6.6
A state of not feeling that you have done something wrong
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7.6
Being innocent and not knowing or doing wrong
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9.9
A state of not being blamed for doing something wrong
Antonyms
How Innocent
- Formal
30
3.9
21
3.6
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.