transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪnəsənt ]
( innocents)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If someone is innocent , they did not commit a crime which they have been accused of.
He was sure that the man was innocent of any crime...
The police knew from day one that I was innocent.
≠ guilty
ADJ : oft ADJ of n
2.
If someone is innocent , they have no experience or knowledge of the more complex or unpleasant aspects of life.
They seemed so young and innocent...
= naive
ADJ
•
An innocent is someone who is innocent.
Ian was a hopeless innocent where women were concerned.
N-COUNT
• in‧no‧cent‧ly
The baby gurgled innocently on the bed.
ADV : usu ADV with v
3.
Innocent people are those who are not involved in a crime or conflict, but are injured or killed as a result of it.
All those wounded were innocent victims...
ADJ : usu ADJ n
4.
An innocent question, remark, or comment is not intended to offend or upset people, even if it does so.
It was a perfectly innocent question.
= harmless
ADJ