- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word History
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
free from evil or knowledge of evil.
There is nothing more innocent than a newborn baby.- synonyms:
- pure
- antonyms:
- corrupt
- similar words:
- clean, moral
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| definition 2: |
not deserving guilt or blame.
She got the blame, but everyone knew that the girl was innocent.- antonyms:
- guilty
- similar words:
- clear
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| definition 3: |
causing no harm.
Rough games may seem innocent, but someone might get hurt.- similar words:
- safe
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| related words: |
childish, gullible |
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| derivation: |
innocently (adv.) |
Innocent comes from a Latin word that means "not capable of doing harm."