innocent

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Latin in-, nocere hurt

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innocent (comparative more innocent, superlative most innocent)

Positive
innocent

Comparative
more innocent

Superlative
most innocent

  1. Pure; free from sin and immorality.
  2. Clean, untainted.
  3. Bearing no responsibility for a crime.
  4. Naive; artless.
  5. Harmless.

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[edit] Noun

Singular
innocent

Plural
innocents

innocent (plural innocents)

  1. Those who are innocent; young children.
    The slaughter of the innocents was a significant event in the New Testament.

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innocent

  1. innocent

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"El dia dels innocents" (the day of innocents) is the 28th December, it's similar to 1st April

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innocent m. (f. innocente, m. plural innocents, f. plural innocentes)

  1. innocent

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