Définition "innocent" dans le dictionnaire Collins English Dictionary & Thesaurus

innocent (innocents plural )

1 adj If someone is innocent, they did not commit a crime which they have been accused of., (Antonym: guilty) He was sure that the man was innocent of any crime...

2  adj If someone is innocent, they have no experience or knowledge of the more complex or unpleasant aspects of life. (=naive)
They seemed so young and innocent...
  An innocent is someone who is innocent., n-count
♦ innocently  adv
The baby gurgled innocently on the bed.

3 adj Innocent people are those who are not involved in a crime or conflict, but are injured or killed as a result of it.
All those wounded were innocent victims...

4 adj An innocent question, remark, or comment is not intended to offend or upset people, even if it does so. (=harmless)
It was a perfectly innocent question.