innocent

CEFRB1

/ˈɪnəsənt/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not guilty of a crime or wrongdoing.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Bearing no legal responsibility for a wrongful act.

Examples

  • The man said he was innocent of the crime.

  • Masaru claims that he is innocent.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Without wrongful intent; accidental or in good faith.

  2. Free from guilt, sin, or immorality.

  3. Naive; artless.

More examples

In context

  • They have imprisoned an innocent man.

  • I'm sure there's an innocent explanation for all this.

  • The situation certainly looked bad, but it turned out that everything was innocent.

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Quick test

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The jury declared the defendant blank because there was no evidence against him.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English innocent, from Old French innocent, inocent, borrowed from Latin innocēns (“harmless, inoffensive”), from in- (“not”) + nocēns, present participle of noceō (“to hurt”). By surface analysis, in- (“not”) + nocent (“harmful; guilty”). Displaced native Old English unsċyldiġ.