guiltless

English

Etymology

From Middle English giltles, gultles, gyltles, from Old English *gyltlēas, equivalent to guilt +‎ -less. Compare Old English sċyldlēas (“guiltless”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɪltləs/

Adjective

guiltless (comparative more guiltless, superlative most guiltless)

1. Free from guilt; innocent.
2. Without experience or trial; unacquainted (with).

Related terms

• guiltlessly
• guiltlessness

Translations

Free from guilt — see also innocent

• Bulgarian: невинен (bg) (nevinen), невиновен (bg) (nevinoven)
• Esperanto: senkulpa
• Finnish: syytön (fi), viaton (fi)
• German: schuldfrei (de), schuldlos
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἀναίτιος (anaítios), ἀθῷος (athôios)

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• Hungarian: bűntelen (hu), ártatlan (hu)
• Latin: innocens, castus
• Turkish: suçsuz (tr)

References

• “guiltless”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “guiltless”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.