innocent

6 definitions • 7 examples

(of a person) not guilty of a particular crime:

innocent of He firmly believes that she is innocent of the crime.

having no knowledge of the unpleasant and evil things in life:

She has such an innocent face that I find it hard to believe anything bad of her.

An innocent person is someone who is not involved with any military group or war:

innocent bystander Several innocent bystanders were injured in the explosion.

(of a thing) not intended to harm anyone:

It was an innocent remark, I didn't mean to hurt his feelings.

a person who has very little experience and does not know about the bad things that happen in life

(of a person) not guilty of a particular crime, or having no knowledge of the unpleasant and evil things in life, or (of words or an action) not intended to cause harm:

He pleaded innocent to all charges against him.

It was a totally innocent kind of mistake.

Several innocent bystanders (= people who were not involved but who were there by chance) were injured when his car slid off the road.