Antonyms for innocent


Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-uh-suhnt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪn ə sənt


Definition of innocent

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "doing no evil, free from sin or guilt," from Old French inocent "harmless; not guilty; pure" (11c.), from Latin innocentem (nominative innocens) "not guilty, harmless, blameless," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + nocentem (nominative nocens), present participle of nocere "to harm" (see noxious). Meaning "free from guilt of a specific crime or charge" is from late 14c. The earliest use was as a noun, "person who is innocent of sin or evil" (c.1200). The Holy Innocents (early 14c.) were the young children slain by Herod sfter the birth of Jesus (Matt. ii:16).
  • adj blameless
  • adj harmless, naive
Example sentences :
  • Emilia looked as innocent as when Hope had tended her in the cradle.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • How will every look, every action, even the most innocent, be liable to misconstruction!
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • See what grave reflections an innocent subject will produce!
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • But she is young and innocent, and her heart is her own yet.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • It don't do 'em any good, but just the same they all swear they're innocent.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • She says they're vulgar for an innocent country girl like her cousin, Agnes Lynch.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • There was a girl who swore she was innocent—yes, she swore that she was innocent.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • But one of them, the distraction of seeing the world, is innocent and beneficial.
  • Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw
  • "My friend is from New York," answered the innocent professor.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • Now for the turning point in the lives of two innocent beings.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

Synonyms for innocent

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