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The correct spelling is innocent.
How to pronounce innocent
/ˈɪnəsn̩t/
nounIPA: /ˈɪnəsn̩t/
Say it like: Inn-ose-nt
The correct spelling is innocent. One who is innocent, especially a young child. For example: "The slaughter of the innocents was a significant event in the New Testament."
Usage Examples
“The slaughter of the innocents was a significant event in the New Testament.”
“an innocent trade”
“innocent goods carried to a belligerent nation”
Meanings
noun
- 1.One who is innocent, especially a young child.
- 2.A harmless simple-minded person; an idiot.
adjective
- 1.Free from guilt, sin, or immorality.
- 2.Bearing no legal responsibility for a wrongful act.
- 3.Naive; artless.
- 4.(obsolete except medicine) Not harmful; innocuous; harmless; benign.
- 5.(with of) Having no knowledge (of something).
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