innocence

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the quality of innocent naivete
  2. noun the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
  3. noun a state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offense

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English innocence, from Old French innocence, inocence, from Latin innocentia. Doublet of innocency. Displaced native Old English unsċyld.

In classic literature

Synonyms

artlessness, ingenuousness, naturalness

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