innocence

simple noun39 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.2

Refers to complete lack of guilt.

The state of no longer being naive or inexperienced.

The lack of experience and knowledge characteristic of being a child.

Seeming to be innocent, but possibly not.

An endearing or charming lack of worldly experience.

A pretense of being innocent and wrongly accused.

The legal principle that a person is considered not guilty until proven otherwise.

An appearance or manner that suggests someone is naive or not guilty.

Without understanding the consequences or intending to cause harm.

A condition of being naive or not guilty.

Used to describe the manner of an action, indicating it was done innocently.

Because of one's naivety or lack of experience.

Lack of knowledge or experience regarding a particular subject.

To cease to be naive through experience of the world.

To consistently state that one is not guilty.

To exploit someone's naivety for one's own benefit.

To strongly and publicly state that one is not guilty.

To firmly believe that someone is not guilty.

To remain naive and inexperienced despite worldly experiences.

To pretend to be innocent or naive.