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in·no·cent

Pronounced:

/ˈɪnəsənt/Listen to audio

Function:

adjective

Meaning:

[more in*no*cent; most in*no*cent] 1 : not guilty of a crime or other wrong act He says that he is innocent of the crime. She was found innocent of all charges. A person accused of a crime is considered innocent until proven guilty. Someone told your secret, but it wasn't me. I'm innocent.opposite guilty
2 always used before a noun : not deserving to be harmed an innocent victim innocent bystanders
3 : lacking experience with the world and the bad things that happen in life an innocent child
4 : not intended to cause harm or trouble an innocent question I made an innocent mistake; I'm sorry. innocent [=harmless] fun
5 not used before a noun somewhat formal : having no knowledge of something He was entirely innocent of what had happened. [=he did not know what had happened]
—innocent noun plural innocents [count] a war that caused the death of thousands of innocents [=innocent people] She was an innocent when it came to romance.
—in·no·cent·ly adverb I innocently mentioned what turned out to be a very painful topic. She smiled innocently. Everything started out innocently [=harmlessly] enough.
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