innocence

Definitions

The state or quality of being free from guilt, sin, or moral wrong.

Lack of worldly experience, sophistication, or guile; naivety.

The state of being free from harm or malice.

Examples

The young child looked up with an expression of pure innocence.

He fought for years to prove his innocence in the court of law.

There is a certain innocence in the way she views the world.

Synonyms

naivety purity guiltlessness virtue simplicity artlessness ingenuousness

Antonyms

guilt corruption wickedness sinfulness depravity cunning experience