Word Definition

Innocent

  1. Free from the guilt of a particular crime or offense; as, a man is innocent of the crime charged.
  2. Simple; artless; foolish.
  3. Lawful; permitted; as, an innocent trade.
  4. Not contraband; not subject to forfeiture; as, innocent goods carried to a belligerent nation.
  5. An innocent person; one free from, or unacquainted with, guilt or sin.
  6. An unsophisticated person; hence, a child; a simpleton; an idiot.
  7. Not harmful; free from that which can injure; innoxious; innocuous; harmless; as, an innocent medicine or remedy.
  8. Morally free from guilt; guiltless; not tainted with sin; pure; upright.