as in innocence
the quality or state of being free from guilt or blame
let me be the first to declare my own innocency in the matter: I neither spread nor believed the malicious gossip
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Noun
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Due process would allow for potential Cinnas to demonstrate innocence and remove themselves from the unwarranted threat; without it, everyone is imperiled.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025 -
In addition to receiving his literary gifts with sometimes maddening innocence, rural Kansas made the pleasant discovery that Truman Capote’s personal characteristics are accented by an irrepressible capacity for enjoyment.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Many of the efforts to help kids navigate social media are sold with the throwback language of abstinence and purity.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
17 Oct. 2025
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By flouting all conventions in the face of rock and roll and making a mellifluous spectacle of the music that moved through his body like a thought from God, Jarrett has become a peerless symbol of artistic purity, his talent singular, his every note sui generis.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Innocency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innocency. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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