innocence
/ˈɪnəsns/noun
उच्चारण इनस्न्स
निर्दोषता, बेगुनाही
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the fact of not being guilty of a crime
निर्दोषता, बेगुनाही
- The accused protested his innocence to the end.
- The DNA test proved her innocence.
- The lawyer worked hard to prove his client's innocence.
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- The court declared her innocence after a long trial.
- Evidence of his innocence was found in the old records.
Synonyms guiltlessness blamelessness clean hands
Opposite guilt culpability blame
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[U]
lack of knowledge and experience of the world, especially of evil or unpleasant things
भोलापन, मासूमियत, सरलता
- the innocence of childhood
- In her innocence, she believed every word he said.
- The children looked at the city with wide-eyed innocence.
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- He lost his innocence when he saw how people could cheat.
- There was a charming innocence in the way the girl asked her question.
Synonyms naivety simplicity artlessness guilelessness purity
Opposite worldliness experience cynicism sophistication
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
innocence of sth
Use of for the crime or charge a person did not commit.
जिस अपराध या आरोप को व्यक्ति ने नहीं किया हो, उसके लिए 'innocence' के बाद of आता है।
- He proved his innocence of the theft.
- The court accepted her innocence of the charge.
innocence + in + noun
Use in to show the area in which someone has no experience or no guilt.
जिस क्षेत्र में अनुभव या दोष न हो, उसे बताने के लिए in आता है।
- Her innocence in money matters made her an easy target for fraud.
in all innocence / in innocence
This phrase means without realising something was wrong or harmful.
यह phrase बताता है कि बिना यह समझे कि कुछ गलत या हानिकारक था।
- In all innocence, the boy told the stranger their address.
innocence (uncountable noun)
It has no plural and takes no article in general use; the adjective is innocent and the adverb is innocently.
सामान्य प्रयोग में इसका plural और article नहीं होता; adjective innocent और adverb innocently है।
- The innocence of childhood does not last long.
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verb + innocence
proveprotestmaintainloseassert
- The accused protested his innocence throughout the trial.
adjective + innocence
childlikecompletesheerfeignedlost
- She spoke with childlike innocence.
innocence + noun phrases
presumption of innocenceclaim of innocenceplea of innocenceproof of innocence
- The law assumes the presumption of innocence.
noun + of innocence
lossagelookairsign
- Teenagers speak of the loss of innocence with sadness.
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- The prisoner's family never doubted his innocence.
कैदी के परिवार को उसकी निर्दोषता पर कभी संदेह नहीं हुआ।
- The film shows the innocence of village children.
फ़िल्म गाँव के बच्चों की मासूमियत को दिखाती है।
- She asked the question in all innocence and hurt no one.
उसने पूरी भोलेपन से प्रश्न पूछा और किसी को ठेस नहीं पहुँचाई।
- The law presumes innocence until guilt is proved.
कानून तब तक निर्दोषता मानता है जब तक दोष सिद्ध न हो जाए।
- The war ended the innocence of an entire generation.
युद्ध ने पूरी पीढ़ी की मासूमियत समाप्त कर दी।
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✗ He proved his innocence from the crime.
✓ He proved his innocence of the crime.
Use innocence of with the crime, not from.
अपराध के साथ 'innocence of' आता है, from नहीं।
✗ The innocence of the accused were proved.
✓ The innocence of the accused was proved.
The subject innocence is singular, so use was, not were.
Subject 'innocence' singular है, इसलिए was आएगा, were नहीं।
✗ He proved his innocent in the court.
✓ He proved his innocence in the court.
After his you need a noun: innocence, not the adjective innocent.
his के बाद noun चाहिए: 'innocence', adjective 'innocent' नहीं।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
guiltlessness blamelessness clean hands naivety simplicity artlessness guilelessness purity
Antonyms
guilt culpability blame worldliness experience cynicism sophistication
AaSpelling
in·no·cence
Double n, one c in the middle and -ence (not 'inocence', 'innocense' or 'innocance'); the adjective innocent.
दो n, बीच में एक c और अंत में -ence ('inocence', 'innocense' या 'innocance' गलत है); adjective innocent।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Presumption of innocence (innocent until proved guilty).
कानूनी वाक्यांश 'presumption of innocence' (दोषी सिद्ध होने तक निर्दोष)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Literature: Blake's 'Songs of Innocence and of Experience'.
साहित्य में Blake की 'Songs of Innocence and of Experience'।