innocent
adjective /ˈɪnəsnt/
/ˈɪnəsnt/
- They have imprisoned an innocent man.
- innocent of something She was found innocent of any crime.
- innocent of doing something I was convinced that he was innocent of killing his wife.
- He was the innocent party (= person) in the breakdown of the marriage.
- There must be an innocent explanation for her behaviour.
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justiceb1- He pleaded innocent to the charges.
- I am totally innocent of this crime.
- I had always believed her innocent.
- The accused person should always be presumed innocent until proved guilty.
- The court found her innocent of the crime.
- She tried to sound all innocent as she asked the question.
- Stop playing innocent and answer my questions, please.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- plead
- believe somebody
- …
- completely
- entirely
- totally
- …
- of
- an innocent bystander
- innocent victims of the bomb blast
- Thousands of innocent civilians have been killed in this conflict.
- He expressed outrage at the loss of innocent lives.
- He prefers to see his teenage daughter as an innocent young child.
- She is very naive and innocent.
- He looked so sweet and innocent.
Extra ExamplesTopics Life stagesb2- She was sixteen and sweetly innocent.
- He came across as deceptively innocent and childlike.
- the strangely innocent world of her childhood
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- act
- appear
- be
- …
- very
- sweetly
- deceptively
- …
- sweet and innocent
- not intended to cause harm or upset somebody synonym harmless
- It was all innocent fun.
- It was a perfectly innocent remark.
- The circumstance could be altogether innocent, but suspicions have been raised.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- act
- appear
- be
- …
- very
- all
- perfectly
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, or from Latin innocent- ‘not harming’, from in- ‘not’ + nocere ‘to hurt’.