inocente

innocent

adjective ee-noh-SEN-teh Rare

Origin: Latin innocens 'not harming'

Also means

naïve, guileless

Usage Note

Inocente is used both legally (fue declarado inocente, 'he was found innocent') and to describe a naive or guileless person. El Día de los Santos Inocentes (28 December) is the Spanish-speaking equivalent of April Fools' Day, when pranks (inocentadas) are traditional. The noun is inocencia.

Examples

"El jurado lo declaró inocente."

Natural Translation

The jury found him innocent.

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