innocence

[ in-uh-suh ns ]

/ ˈɪn ə səns /

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noun

the quality or state of being innocent; freedom from sin or moral wrong.

freedom from legal or specific wrong; guiltlessness: The prisoner proved his innocence.

simplicity; absence of guile or cunning; naiveté.

lack of knowledge or understanding.

harmlessness; innocuousness.

chastity.

an innocent person or thing.

bluet(def 1).

blue-eyed Mary.

Origin of innocence

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English word from Latin word innocentia. See innocent, -ence

OTHER WORDS FROM innocence

su·per·in·no·cence, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH innocence

innocence innocents

Words nearby innocence

inning, innings, inniskilling, innit, innkeeper, innocence, innocency, innocent, innocent i, innocent ii, innocent iii

Example sentences from the Web for innocence

“The innocence of young people must be preserved at all costs,” said Glees.

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He did not plead guilty, and has regularly filed petitions in an effort to prove his innocence.

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But I remain in prison on these baseless allegations while waiting for the chance to prove my innocence.

An American Marine in Iran’s Prisons Goes on Hunger Strike |IranWire |December 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
We look forward to proving their innocence and to their complete vindication before a trial court.

Beaten By His Church for Being Gay |Justin Jones |December 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

And there were much wider protests later in 2012 after the anti-Islam movie trailer, “Innocence of Muslims,” appeared on YouTube.

Why the Muslim World Isn’t Flipping Out Over the CIA Torture Report |Dean Obeidallah |December 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
His sincere purpose was, he declared, “to recommend goodness and innocence,” and his obvious aversions are vanity and hypocrisy.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 |Various
Well, I kept clear of such cunning articles, and only looked after youth and innocence in the city.

The Poacher |Frederick Marryat
The next steps were easy, for he was favoured both by the innocence of his superior and the weather.

Labrador Days |Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
The wise, for all their wisdom, hardly ever can see how innocence itself may lead the unwise into the pit digged by the wicked.

Oldfield |Nancy Huston Banks
She was not a member of the inner twelve, but a staunch admirer of Mrs. Balfame, although by no means sure of her innocence.

Mrs. Balfame |Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

British Dictionary definitions for innocence

innocence

/ (ˈɪnəsəns) /

noun

the quality or state of being innocent Archaic word: innocency (ˈɪnəsənsɪ)

Word Origin for innocence

C14: from Latin innocentia harmlessness, from innocēns doing no harm, blameless, from in- 1 + nocēns harming, from nocēre to hurt, harm; see noxious

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