innocent

«innocent» in Mova's school dictionary: Not guilty: having not done the wrong thing you are… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (innocent; more innocent, most innocent); noun (an innocent — rare)

meaning for a pupil

1) Not guilty: having not done the wrong thing you are blamed for. tree →

2) Not knowing about bad or unkind things; young and trusting. tree →

3) Not meant to harm: «an innocent joke». tree →

4) (noun) A person who has done nothing wrong, especially someone hurt in a war or crime. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and law, an innocent person is wrongly accused and must be proved innocent; in law, people are innocent until proved guilty. In feelings and friendship, «an innocent mistake» was not on purpose. Phrases: «innocent of», «look innocent», «innocent until proven guilty».

examples

• The boy was innocent; he didn't break the vase. tree →
• The puppy looked innocent next to the torn pillow. tree →
• It was an innocent mistake. tree →
• The judge said she was innocent. tree →
• Babies are innocent and trusting. tree →
• Don't blame someone innocent to protect yourself. tree →
• But, sire, I implore your mercy, for I am innocent." tree →

note

Opposite: guilty. Noun: innocence. Spelling: double «n», ends «-cent». «Innocent of» + the thing (not «innocent from»).

In the corpora

• Blaming someone else is a double wrong: you did the first thing, and then you hurt an innocent person.
• Owning up quickly stops an innocent person suffering any longer.
• Silence can be a lie when it lets someone innocent be punished.
• Saying «someone stole it» when nobody did makes innocent classmates look suspicious.
• Inventing someone who hurt you is a big lie: it scares people who love you and could get an innocent person in trouble.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «innocent» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.