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      innocent
      noun
      One who is innocent, especially a young child.
      A surname.
      (obsolete) A harmless simple-minded person; an idiot.
      adjective
      Free from guilt, sin, or immorality.
      Bearing no legal responsibility for a wrongful act.
      Without wrongful intent; accidental or in good faith.
      Naive; artless.
      Lawful; permitted.
      Not contraband; not subject to forfeiture.
      (with of) Lacking (something), or knowledge of it.
      (obsolete except medicine) Not harmful; innocuous; harmless; benign.
      Roots
      noceonoc- · Latin · harm
      Synonyms for innocent
      guiltlessadjingenuousadjinnocuousadjsinlessadjblamelessadjunoffendingadjinculpableadjnaiveadjguilelessadjharmlessadjunsuspectingadjgullibleadjartlessadjunsuspiciousadjchildlikeadjinoffensiveadjirreproachableadj
      Words related to innocent
      impeccantadjinnocencenguiltlesslyadvinnocentlyadvinnocencynblamelessnessnexculpatedadjunmaliciousadjnaifninnoxiousadjdefenselessadjguiltyadjdefenselesslyadvharmlessnessnacquittedadjexoneratedadjartlessnessncherubicadjculpableadjinnocuousnessnnaivetynunselfconsciousnessnexculpatoryadj

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      Where does innocent come from?

      The word innocent breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root noc-, from Latin noceo (“harm”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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