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innocent

/ˈɪnəsn̩t/
noun

  1. One who is innocent, especially a young child.

    "The slaughter of the innocents was a significant event in the New Testament."

  2. A harmless simple-minded person; an idiot.

adjective

  1. Free from guilt, sin, or immorality.

  2. Bearing no legal responsibility for a wrongful act.

  3. Naive; artless.

Synonymsguiltless, sackless, pure, untainted
Antonymsguilty, nocent, perverse

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