Innocent (Adjective)
Meaning 2
Lacking intent or capacity to injure; "an innocent prank".
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Meaning 3
Completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "innocent of literary merit"; "the sentence was devoid of meaning".
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Meaning 4
(used of things) lacking sense or awareness; "fine innocent weather".
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Meaning 5
Free from evil or guilt; "an innocent child"; "the principle that one is innocent until proved guilty".
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- The suspect was considered innocent until the evidence against her was presented in court.
- Children are naturally innocent and unaware of the harsh realities of the world.
- The principle of innocent until proven guilty is a cornerstone of the justice system.
- She was an innocent bystander who was caught in the crossfire of the gang war.
- The jury found the defendant innocent of all charges due to lack of evidence.
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Meaning 6
Lacking in sophistication or worldliness; "a child's innocent stare"; "his ingenuous explanation that he would not have burned the church if he had not thought the bishop was in it".
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Meaning 7
Not knowledgeable about something specified; "American tourists wholly innocent of French"; "a person unacquainted with our customs".
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