innocence
/'inəsns/ Cách viết khác : (innocency) /'inəsnsi/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The state of not being guilty of a crime or offense: "Innocence" refers to the condition of being free from legal guilt or blame for a specific act.
- The state of being free from sin or moral wrong; purity: It describes a condition of moral purity, being untainted by evil or corruption.
- Lack of worldly experience or guile; naive simplicity: "Innocence" can denote a quality of childlike naivety, ignorance of evil, or harmless simplicity.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The new evidence proved his innocence. (He was shown to be not guilty of the crime.)
- She had a childlike innocence that charmed everyone. (She possessed a charming, naive simplicity.)
- The story explores the loss of innocence. (The story deals with the transition from a state of purity to one of experience or corruption.)
Advanced Usage
- "In all innocence": Without any intention to deceive or cause harm; with pure intentions.
- He asked the question in all innocence, not realizing it was a sensitive topic.
- "A presumption of innocence": A legal principle that one is considered innocent until proven guilty.
- The court must operate under a presumption of innocence.
Variants and Related Words
- Innocent (adj): Not guilty of a crime; free from moral wrong; simple or naive.
- He was found innocent of all charges.
- Innocently (adv): In a manner showing innocence.
- She smiled innocently.
Synonyms
- Guiltlessness: The state of being without guilt.
- Purity: Freedom from immorality, especially of a sexual nature.
- Naivety: Lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment.
- Blamelessness: The quality of being free from blame.
Antonyms
- Guilt: The fact of having committed a specified or implied offense.
- Corruption: Dishonest or fraudulent conduct; moral decay.
- Cynicism: An inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest.
- Experience: Practical contact with and observation of facts or events.
Related Idioms
- "Lost innocence": The state or moment when one's naive trust and purity are destroyed by experience or knowledge of evil.
- The war was the event that marked his lost innocence.
- "A badge of innocence": Something that serves as proof or a symbol of one's innocence.
- Her honest face was like a badge of innocence.
Noun
- a state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offense
- the trial established his innocence
- the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
- the quality of innocent naivete