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English Dictionary: innocence by the DICT Development Group
2 results for innocence
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
innocence
n
  1. the quality of innocent naivete [syn: artlessness, innocence, ingenuousness, naturalness]
  2. the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
    Synonym(s): purity, pureness, sinlessness, innocence, whiteness
  3. a state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offense; "the trial established his innocence"
    Antonym(s): guilt, guiltiness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Innocence \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.
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