innocent

/ˈɪn.ə.sənt/

adjectivenounin · no · cent

Think: “IN NO (wrong) + CENT (not even a penny of blame)” → INNOCENT.

Yes, it's innocent. Keep the double N: iNNocent (like “in” + “no” starts with two n’s together).

Definitions

  1. adjectivenot guilty of a crime or wrongdoing; not responsible for something bad
  2. adjectivenot intending to harm; harmless or simple
  3. adjectivelacking knowledge of something; naive
  4. nouna person who is not guilty or not involved in wrongdoing

Examples

  • “The jury decided he was innocent of the charges.”
  • “She gave an innocent smile and said she didn’t know about the surprise party.”
  • “The charity helps free innocents who were wrongly convicted.”

Synonyms

guiltlessblamelessharmlessnaivepure

Antonyms

guiltyculpablecorrupt

Translations

ES inocentePT inocenteFR innocent

Common misspellings

inosentinnosentinocentinnocantinnocintinnocenttinoccentinnocennt

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