innocent

US /ˈɪnəsənt/

UK /'ɪnəsnt/

A2

adjecitve

  • Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
  • (Accidentally being harmed) without deserving it
  • Lacking experience of the world; naive

noun

  • Person with little experience of the world

Examples

the strangely innocent world of her childhood

I had always believed her innocent. The accused person should always be presumed innocent until proved guilty.