noun 1. not being guilty ○ The lawyers tried to prove his innocence. 2. not having any experience or particular knowledge ○ In my innocence, I believed them when they said they were police officers.
in´no•cence
n. [F. innocence, L. innocentia. See Innocent.]
1. The state or quality of being innocent; freedom from that which is harmful or infurious; harmlessness.
2. The state or quality of being morally free from guilt or sin; purity of heart; blamelessness. “The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades when speaking fails.” Shak. “Banished from man’s life his happiest life,
Simplicity and spotless innocence!” Milton.
3. The state or quality of being not chargeable for, or guilty of, a particular crime or offense; as the innocence of the prisoner was clearly shown.
4. Simplicity or plainness, bordering on weakness or silliness; artlessness; ingenuousness. Chaucer. Shak. Syn. — Harmlessness; innocuousness; blamelessness; purity; sinlessness; guiltlessness.
1. The state or quality of being innocent; freedom from that which is harmful or infurious; harmlessness.
2. The state or quality of being morally free from guilt or sin; purity of heart; blamelessness. “The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades when speaking fails.” Shak. “Banished from man’s life his happiest life,
Simplicity and spotless innocence!” Milton.
3. The state or quality of being not chargeable for, or guilty of, a particular crime or offense; as the innocence of the prisoner was clearly shown.
4. Simplicity or plainness, bordering on weakness or silliness; artlessness; ingenuousness. Chaucer. Shak. Syn. — Harmlessness; innocuousness; blamelessness; purity; sinlessness; guiltlessness.
Meaning of “innocence” in English language – noun 1. not being guilty ○ The lawyers t...
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