nevainība

== Latvian == === Etymology === From ne- +‎ vainība (“culpability”) (with vainība from vaina (“guilt”) +‎ -ība). === Pronunciation === === Noun === nevainība f (4th declension) innocence, lack of guilt (the quality or state of one who is innocent, not guilty) tiesājamā nevainība ― the defendant's innocence nevainības prezumpcija ― presumption of innocence pierādīt savu nevainību ― to prove one's innocence atzīt apsūdzēta nevainību ― to acknowledge the innocence of the accused innocence, harmlessness joku nevainība ― the innocence of the jokes innocence, simplicity, naïveté bērna nevainība ― a child's innocence innocence (moral purity) tur, sapņos, dvēsele, patvērumu atradusi, vairs izbailes un šausmas nejustu, tur nevainība mani sargātu ― there, in dreams, the soul, finding a shelter, would no longer feel fear and terror, there innocence would protect me innocence, virginity (lack of sexual experience and/or knowledge) saglabāt, zaudēt nevainību ― to preserve, to lose (one's) virginity ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (of "lack of guilt"): nevainīgums (of "moral purity"): šķīstība, šķīstums, tīrība (of "virginity"): jaunavība ==== Antonyms ==== vainība, vainīgums ==== Related terms ==== vaina vainīgs, nevainīgs vaininieks, vaininiece vainot