Overview of noun innocent

The noun innocent has 1 sense

• innocent, inexperienced person -- (a person who lacks knowledge of evil)

Overview of adj innocent

The adj innocent has 7 senses

• innocent, guiltless, clean-handed -- (free from evil or guilt; "an innocent child"; "the principle that one is innocent until proved guilty")


• innocent, innocuous -- (lacking intent or capacity to injure; "an innocent prank")


• impeccant, innocent, sinless -- (free from sin)


• innocent, ingenuous -- (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")


• innocent, unacquainted -- (not knowledgeable about something specified; "American tourists wholly innocent of French"; "a person unacquainted with our customs")


• barren, destitute, devoid, free, innocent -- (completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "innocent of literary merit"; "the sentence was devoid of meaning")


• innocent -- ((used of things) lacking sense or awareness; "fine innocent weather")