nocent
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English nocent (“guilty”), from Latin nocens, present participle of nocere (“to harm”)
Adjective [edit]
nocent (comparative more nocent, superlative most nocent)
- (rare) Causing injury; harmful.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of I. Watts to this entry?)
- (obsolete) guilty; not innocent
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Foxe to this entry?)
Synonyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:harmful
Antonyms [edit]
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
nocent
- third-person plural present active indicative of noceō
