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innocence
[ in-uh-suhns ]
noun
- the quality or state of being innocent; freedom from sin or moral wrong.
- freedom from legal or specific wrong; guiltlessness:
The prisoner proved his innocence.
- simplicity; absence of guile or cunning; naiveté.
- lack of knowledge or understanding.
- harmlessness; innocuousness.
- an innocent person or thing.
innocence
/ ˈɪnəsəns /
noun
- the quality or state of being innocent Archaic wordinnocencyˈɪnəsənsɪ
Other Words From
- super·inno·cence noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of innocence1
Word History and Origins
Origin of innocence1
Example Sentences
“The innocence of young people must be preserved at all costs,” said Glees.
He did not plead guilty, and has regularly filed petitions in an effort to prove his innocence.
But I remain in prison on these baseless allegations while waiting for the chance to prove my innocence.
We look forward to proving their innocence and to their complete vindication before a trial court.
And there were much wider protests later in 2012 after the anti-Islam movie trailer, “Innocence of Muslims,” appeared on YouTube.
Stung to the soul, Louis threw himself at her feet, to proclaim his innocence of all these inferences, before heaven and her.
The soul's confessions of that dear young lady were delightful in their naïve innocence.
Beware of ignorance which assumes the mask of knowledge, or of designing roguery which apes the appearance of innocence.
We stayed at the Pera Palace Hotel, and the first night after dinner, in our innocence, strolled out.
Her face, too, was inexpressibly virginal in its expression of innocence and of melancholy suffering.
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