innocent
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- adjective
- /ˈɪnəsənt/
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- But they too are innocent; they are mariners by trade, and poetry is merely their hobby.
It can be called innocent, but hardly good.
- It can be called innocent, but hardly good.
Examples
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Nothing in your eyes has been innocent.
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I was innocent of the ways of men.
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My gosh, the back wall looks so innocent and empty.
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The sky is innocent of clouds.
Fiction book (1990) -
Secondly, Bob McLeod suggested showing the kids some of the older, more innocent comics of an earlier era.
Blog text (3) -
There was an innocent understanding between the two of them that excluded Herr Kommandant Adler-Bienenstock.
Fiction book (1990) -
With his broad freckled face, jug ears, and mop of carroty hair, he looked sweet, innocent, and kind.
Fiction book (1991) -
The child was innocent of any wrongdoing when the candy went missing.
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Her innocent smile made everyone trust her immediately.
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Despite the accusations, he remained innocent in the eyes of his friends.
Synonyms
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1.0
Not containing something unwanted
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5.5
Completely without something that is usual or expected
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5.3
Having no useful ideas or emotion
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7.0
Completely without something that is needed or wanted
Antonyms
How Free
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Innocent comes from Latin parts in- 'not' and nocere 'to harm', and the idea of being 'not harmed' grew into the wider sense of being 'free from' something, which is why we say someone is 'innocent of' a quality or thing.