innocent

[US]/ˈɪnəsnt/
[UK]/ˈɪnəsnt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. not guilty; not responsible for a crime; lacking knowledge or awareness

n. a person who is naive and lacks experience; a fool

Phrases & Collocations

innocent of

innocent blood

innocent party

Example Sentences

be innocent of a crime

was innocent of all charges.

a child's innocent stare.

don't come the innocent with me.

they left an innocent man dead.

a street quite innocent of bookshops.

a man innocent of war's cruelties.

a novel innocent of literary merit.

windows innocent of glass

he is innocent of Sir Thomas's death.

she is a poor, innocent young creature.

she was judged innocent of murder.

American tourists wholly innocent of French.

He’s innocent beyond a shadow of a doubt.

Real-world Examples

It will help convict the guilty, as well as exonerate the innocent.

Source: VOA Daily Standard March 2018 Collection

She's innocent! I know she is innocent.

Source: The Legend of Merlin

Why not get the innocent off death row?

Source: Celebrity Speech Compilation

It disguises itself as innocent or justified.

Source: Deep Dive into the Movie World (LSOO)

The other's an innocent. - Think it's the Russians?

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

I don't invent the next technological marvel or defend the innocent.

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

She'll have to witness unimaginable horrors, when she's an innocent.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 2

How was I to know that? - Don't play the innocent with me.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Version) Season 6

" Yikes. What should I say? " I tried to keep my expression very innocent.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

" Thomasin is a pleasing and innocent woman."

Source: Returning Home

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