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noun
Synonym of innocence:
Harmlessness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: innocence, innocuity
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of innocence:
Lack of deceit or guile; simplicity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of innocence:
The state of being free from guilt or moral wrong.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: unguilt, blamelessness, cleanness, inculpability, innocence, innocency, guiltlessness
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An innocent idea or thing; an innocence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an innocent quality or thing or act
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: artlessness, innocence, ingenuousness, naturalness
History
From Middle English innocencie, from Latin innocentia. Doublet of innocence.
