transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈi-nə-sənt ]
adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin innocent-, innocens, from in- + nocent-, nocens wicked, from present participle of nocēre to harm — more at noxious
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : free from guilt or sin especially through lack of knowledge of evil : blameless
an innocent child
b. : harmless in effect or intention
searching for a hidden motive in even the most innocent conversation — Leonard Wibberley
also : candid
gave me an innocent gaze
c. : free from legal guilt or fault ; also : lawful
a wholly innocent transaction
2.
a. : lacking or reflecting a lack of sophistication, guile, or self-consciousness : artless , ingenuous
b. : ignorant
almost entirely innocent of Latin — C. L. Wrenn
also : unaware
perfectly innocent of the confusion he had created — B. R. Haydon
3. : lacking or deprived of something
her face innocent of cosmetics — Marcia Davenport
• innocent noun
• in·no·cent·ly adverb