Syn. — Harmless; innoxious; innoffensive; guiltless; spotless; immaculate; pure; unblamable; blameless; faultless; guileless; upright.
INNOCENT
In"no*cent, n.
1. An innocent person; one free from, or unacquainted with, guilt or sin. Shak.
2. An unsophisticated person; hence, a child; a simpleton; an idiot.
B. Jonson.
In Scotland a natural fool was called an innocent. Sir W. Scott.
Innocents' day (Eccl.), Childermas day.
INNOCENTLY
In"no*cent*ly, adv.
Defn: In an innocent manner.
INNOCUITY
In"no*cu"i*ty, n.
Defn: Innocuousness.
INNOCUOUS In*noc"u*ous, a. Etym: [L. innocuus; in- not + nocuus hurtful, fr. nocere to hurt. See Innocent.]
Defn: Harmless; producing no ill effect; innocent.
A patient, innocuous, innocent man. Burton.
— In*noc"u*ous*ly, adv.
— In*noc"u*ous*ness, n.
Where the salt sea innocuously breaks. Wordsworth.