Innocent meaning

What does “innocent” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“innocent” is a noun and adjective with 8 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a person who lacks knowledge of evil.

innocent

noun

  1. a person who lacks knowledge of evil

adjective

  1. free from evil or guilt

    “an innocent child”

    “the principle that one is innocent until proved guilty”

    Oppositesguilty
  2. lacking intent or capacity to injure

    “an innocent prank”

    Synonymsinnocuous
  3. free from sin

  4. lacking in sophistication or worldliness

    “a child's innocent stare”

    “his ingenuous explanation that he would not have burned the church if he had not thought the bishop was in it”

    Synonymsingenuous
  5. not knowledgeable about something specified

    “American tourists wholly innocent of French”

    “a person unacquainted with our customs”

    Synonymsunacquainted
  6. completely wanting or lacking

    “writing barren of insight”

    “young recruits destitute of experience”

  7. (used of things) lacking sense or awareness

    “fine innocent weather”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University