innocence
Translation
innocence
Examples
The court proved his innocence.
The court proved his innocence.
She has the innocence of a child.
She has the innocence of a child.
Grammar Patterns
((sb.'s)) innocence someone's state of being not guilty The lawyer argued for his client's innocence.
the innocence of ((sb./sth.)) the quality of not having much experience of life and the bad things that happen in it I miss the innocence of childhood.
Similar Words
Synonyms: purity, guiltlessness; Antonyms: guilt, corruption
Etymology
From Latin 'in-' (not) + 'nocere' (to harm), literally meaning 'not harming'.
Memory Tips
Think 'in-no-sense' of guilt. This connects to the idea of being free from wrongdoing.