Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Innocent \In"no*cent\, a. [F. innocent, L. innocens, -entis;
   pref. in- not + nocens, p. pr. of nocere to harm, hurt. See
   {Noxious}.]
   1. Not harmful; free from that which can injure; innoxious;
      innocuous; harmless; as, an innocent medicine or remedy.

            The spear Sung innocent,and spent its force in air.
                                                  --Pope.

   2. Morally free from guilt; guiltless; not tainted with sin;
      pure; upright.

            To offer up a weak, poor, innocent lamb. --Shak.

            I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent
            blood.                                --Matt. xxvii.
                                                  4.

            The aidless,innocent lady, his wished prey.
                                                  --Milton.

   3. Free from the guilt of a particular crime or offense; as,
      a man is innocent of the crime charged.

            Innocent from the great transgression. --Ps. xix.
                                                  13.

   4. Simple; artless; foolish. --Shak.

   5. Lawful; permitted; as, an innocent trade.

   6. Not contraband; not subject to forfeiture; as, innocent
      goods carried to a belligerent nation.

   {Innocent party} (Law),a party who has not notice of a fact
      tainting a litigated transaction with illegality.

   Syn: Harmless; innoxious; innoffensive; guiltless; spotless;
        immaculate; pure; unblamable; blameless; faultless;
        guileless; upright.

Innocent \In"no*cent\, n.
   1. An innocent person; one free from, or unacquainted with,
      guilt or sin. --Shak.

   2. An unsophisticated person; hence, a child; a simpleton; an
      idiot. --B. Jonson.

            In Scotland a natural fool was called an innocent.
                                                  --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.

   {Innocents' day} (Eccl.), Childermas day.

Source : WordNet®

innocent
     n : a person who lacks knowledge of evil [syn: {inexperienced
         person}]

innocent
     adj 1: free from evil or guilt; "an innocent child"; "the principle
            that one is innocent until proved guilty" [syn: {guiltless},
             {clean-handed}] [ant: {guilty}]
     2: lacking intent or capacity to injure; "an innocent prank"
        [syn: {innocuous}]
     3: free from sin [syn: {impeccant}, {sinless}]
     4: lacking in sophistication or worldliness; "a child's
        innocent stare"; "his ingenuous explanation that he would
        not have burned the church if he had not thought the
        bishop was in it" [syn: {ingenuous}]
     5: used of things; lacking sense or awareness; "ignorant hope";
        "fine innocent weather" [syn: {ignorant}]