innocence

Noun

innocence (uncountable)

1. Absence of responsibility for a crime.

   Her attorney managed to convince the jury of her innocence.

2. Lack of understanding about sensitive subjects such as sexuality and crime.

   In his innocence, he offered the stranger to bring the package to Paris, never suspecting it contained drugs.

3. Lack of ability or intention to harm or damage.

   Tests have demonstrated the innocence of this substance.

Synonyms:

• (sensitive subjects) naivety
• (ability to harm) harmlessness

Antonyms:

• (absence of responsibility for a crime) [[guilt]]
• (ability to harm) [[harmfulness]]

9 letters in word "innocence": C C E E I N N N O.

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