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in·no·cent

 (ĭn′ə-sənt)
adj.
1. Uncorrupted by evil, malice, or wrongdoing; sinless: an innocent child.
2.
a. Not guilty of a specific crime or offense; legally blameless: was innocent of all charges.
b. Within, allowed by, or sanctioned by the law; lawful.
3.
a. Not dangerous or harmful; innocuous: an innocent prank.
b. Candid; straightforward: a child's innocent stare.
4.
a. Not experienced or worldly; naive.
b. Betraying or suggesting no deception or guile; artless.
5.
a. Not exposed to or familiar with something specified; ignorant: American tourists wholly innocent of French.
b. Unaware: She remained innocent of the complications she had caused.
6. Lacking, deprived, or devoid of something: a novel innocent of literary merit.
n.
1. A person, especially a child, who is free of evil or sin.
2. A simple, guileless, inexperienced, or unsophisticated person.
3. A very young child.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin innocēns, innocent- : in-, not; see in-1 + nocēns, present participle of nocēre, to harm; see nek- in Indo-European roots.]

in′no·cent·ly adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv.1.innocently - in a not unlawful manner; "he claimed to have purchased the contraband innocently"
2.innocently - in a naively innocent manner; "she smiled at him innocently"
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Translations
بِبَراءَه
nevinně
ártatlanul
sakleysislega
nevinne
nedolžno
masumcasafça

innocently

[ˈɪnəsntlɪ] ADV [ask, smile] → inocentemente, con inocencia
she looked at her father innocentlydirigió a su padre una mirada llena de inocencia
the joke had begun innocently enoughla broma había empezado de una forma muy inocente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

innocently

[ˈɪnəsəntli] adv
(= trustingly) → en toute innocence
(feigning innocence) [ask, smile] → l'air innocent, innocemment
"Any chance you'd be going there again soon?" I asked innocently → "Il y a une chance pour que tu y retournes bientôt?", demandai-je, l'air innocent., "Il y a une chance pour que tu y retournes bientôt?", demandai-je innocemment.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

innocently

advunschuldig; (= in all innocence)in aller Unschuld; the quarrel began innocently enoughder Streit begann ganz harmlos
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

innocently

[ˈɪnəsntlɪ] advinnocentemente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

innocent

(ˈinəsnt) adjective
1. not guilty (of a crime, misdeed etc). A man should be presumed innocent of a crime until he is proved guilty; They hanged an innocent man.
2. (of an action etc) harmless or without harmful or hidden intentions. innocent games and amusements; an innocent remark.
3. free from, or knowing nothing about, evil etc. an innocent child; You can't be so innocent as to believe what advertisements say!
ˈinnocently adverb
ˈinnocence noun
He at last managed to prove his innocence; the innocence of a child.
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References in classic literature ?
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