innocent

== English == === Alternative forms === hinnocent === Etymology === From Middle English innocent, from Old French innocent, inocent, borrowed from Latin innocēns (“harmless, inoffensive”), from in- (“not”) + nocēns, present participle of noceō (“to hurt”). By surface analysis, in- (“not”) +‎ nocent (“harmful; guilty”). Displaced native Old English unsċyldiġ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɪnəsənt/ Hyphenation: in‧no‧cent === Adjective === innocent (comparative more innocent, superlative most innocent) Free from guilt, sin, or immorality. Synonyms: sackless, guiltless, blameless, pure, untainted; see also Thesaurus:innocent 2018 September 26, Brian Karem, "Bethesda Resident Describes "Culture Of Privilege" Leading To Exploitation And Abuse" in The Montgomery County Sentinel[1] "These were not innocent times," she said. Bearing no legal responsibility for a wrongful act. Antonyms: guilty, nocent Without wrongful intent; accidental or in good faith. Naive; artless. Synonyms: ingenuous, unworldly; see also Thesaurus:naive Antonym: perverse (obsolete except medicine) Not harmful; innocuous; harmless; benign. (with of) Lacking (something), or knowledge of it. Lawful; permitted. Not contraband; not subject to forfeiture. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === innocent (plural innocents) One who is innocent, especially a young child. (obsolete) A harmless simple-minded person; an idiot. ==== Translations ==== === References === == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin innocentem (“harmless, inoffensive”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [in.nuˈse̞n] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [in.noˈsent] IPA(key): (Central) [in.nuˈsen] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [in.noˈsen] Rhymes: -ent === Adjective === innocent m or f (masculine and feminine plural innocents) innocent ==== Derived terms ==== innocentment ==== Related terms ==== innocència innocentada === Further reading === “innocent”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “innocent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “innocent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “innocent”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == French == === Etymology === From Old French inocent, borrowed from Latin innocentem (“harmless, inoffensive”, from in- (“not”) +‎ nocēns (present participle of noceō (“to hurt”))). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /i.nɔ.sɑ̃/ === Adjective === innocent (feminine innocente, masculine plural innocents, feminine plural innocentes) innocent ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== innocence innocenter === Noun === innocent m (plural innocents, feminine innocente) an innocent person (figurative) a naive person (Quebec) a stupid or foolish person === Further reading === “innocent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012