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innocence
noun [U] /ˈɪn.ə.səns/Definition
C1 the fact that someone is not guilty of a crime: She pleaded her innocence, but no one believed her. He was led away, protesting his innocence (= saying he was not guilty).InnocentInexperienced (of people)Naive and trusting C2 the quality of not having much experience of life and not knowing about the bad things that happen in life: She has a child-like innocence which I find very appealing.
(Definition of innocence noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Inexperienced (of people)
Synonyms and related words:
- armchair adjective
- be new to this game idiom
- be wet behind the ears idiom
- dewy-eyed adjective
- fledgling adjective
- green adjective (NOT EXPERIENCED)
- inexperienced adjective
- innocent adjective (NOT GUILTY)
- innocent noun
- new adjective (NOT FAMILIAR)
- raw adjective (NOT PROCESSED)
- rubbish adjective
- unenlightened adjective
- uninformed noun
- unrefined adjective
- unsophisticated adjective
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