Meaning
Free from guilt, sin, or immorality.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English innocent, from Old French innocent, inocent, borrowed from Latin innocēns (“harmless, inoffensive”), from in- (“not”) + nocēns, present participle of noceō (“to hurt”). By surface analysis, in- (“not”) + nocent (“harmful; guilty”). Displaced native Old English unsċyldiġ.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 5 recorded puzzles: