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innocence

innocence

35 3.6
Being free from doing wrong or evil things
  • noun
  • /ˈɪnəsəns/
translation icon : inocencia
  • His innocence is wonderful.
  • innocence and beauty

So before, in the state of innocence, no good, also no evil.

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Examples

  • - The innocence of children is blessed.

  • The innocence of children allows them to see the world with wonder and joy.

  • So before, in the state of innocence, no good, also no evil.

  • Her innocence was the first part of her soul to die.

  • The book was about finding God and living a pure life and returning to the innocence of a child.

  • "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?

  • A face of innocence, no cynicism.

  • 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

purity
vsinnocence
  • Formal
34 3.9

The state of being without moral wrong or corruption

adds the idea of not having experience of evil or wrongdoing
innocency
vsinnocence
  • UK
1 9.9

The state of being free from guilt and bad intentions

stresses being free from sin and from exposure to evil
whiteness
vsinnocence
  • Literature
1 7.6

Being innocent and not knowing or doing wrong

expresses the same idea but as a general moral state rather than an image
pureness
vsinnocence
1 4.0

Being morally good and not doing wrong

includes that quality but also the lack of knowledge of evil
sinlessness
vsinnocence
9.6

Being free from wrong and having an innocent heart

also highlights lack of experience with evil or corruption
guiltlessness
vsinnocence
6.6

A state of not feeling that you have done something wrong

is broader, covering freedom from sin and lack of exposure to evil
inculpability
vsinnocence
  • Formal
9.9

A state of not being blamed for doing something wrong

is wider, also referring to moral purity and lack of corruption
blamelessness
vsinnocence
6.9

A state of not having done anything wrong

goes beyond blame to include being untouched by evil or corruption

Antonyms

187 2.7

Responsibility for a crime or other illegal action

36 4.6

A situation where people lose moral principles and act badly

How Innocent

purity
  • Formal
34 3.9
innocence
35 3.6

Surface Forms

innocence singular
innocences plural

Morphology

innocence = innocent (transparent) = innocent + ence

The noun is a regular nominalization of the adjective 'innocent' indicating the state or quality of being innocent.

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.