innocency

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English innocencie, from Latin innocentia. Doublet of innocence. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɪnəsənsi/ === Noun === innocency (countable and uncountable, plural innocencies) (uncountable, archaic) Synonym of innocence: Harmlessness. Synonyms: innocence, innocuity Lack of deceit or guile; simplicity. The state of being free from guilt or moral wrong. Synonyms: unguilt; see also Thesaurus:innocence (countable, archaic) An innocent idea or thing; an innocence. === References === “innocency”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.