innocent

/ˈɪnəsn̩t/
🔵 Intermediate

Word Statistics

Difficulty LevelIntermediate

Standard vocabulary

Word FrequencyVery Common

Used frequently in everyday conversation

Syllables3

Moderate complexity

Analysis:

  • Common vocabulary word
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.

4. (obsolete except medicine) Not harmful; innocuous; harmless; benign.

5. (with of) Having no knowledge (of something).

6. (with of) Lacking (something).

7. Lawful; permitted.

"an innocent trade"

8. Not contraband; not subject to forfeiture.

"innocent goods carried to a belligerent nation"

Synonyms

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