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guiltless

[ gilt-lis ]

adjective

  1. free from guilt; innocent.
  2. having no knowledge or experience; innocent (usually followed by of ).
  3. destitute or devoid (usually followed by of ):

    a house guiltless of any charm.



guiltless

/ ˈɡɪltlɪs /

adjective

  1. free of all responsibility for wrongdoing or crime; innocent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈguiltlessness, noun
  • ˈguiltlessly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • guiltless·ly adverb
  • guiltless·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of guiltless1

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200; guilt, -less
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Example Sentences

That’s not to say that Rittenhouse is guiltless — at best he made a fatally stupid decision to bring a gun into a volatile situation, and at worst he panicked in a situation he himself created.

My wish for the week is that you come back guiltless and happy.

But he does the very opposite if it is a matter not to his taste, even though the prisoners be guiltless.

They trust that, under the direction of Divine Providence, he has been able to prove himself guiltless of them all.

The insidious servant becomes a tyrannical master; the housebreaker is innocent, the horse thief guiltless in comparison.

Of his promotion he knows nothing; of prizes he is guiltless.

Nations that have not yet heard the gospel, are not guiltless for not Covenanting.

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