nocent
Americanadjective
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harmful; injurious.
nocent chemical waste and other toxins.
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guilty; not innocent.
Etymology
Origin of nocent
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin nocent-, stem of nocēns, present participle of nocēre “to harm, injure”; see -ent
Vocabulary lists containing nocent
Example Sentences
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Indeed, such are the human mind's defenses that the guilty often feel in nocent.
From Time Magazine Archive
This leads to the remark that all parasitic growths are not nocent.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883 by Various
Ista potest tolerare, potest nescire; sed illi, Quae sunt in vestro pectore, saxa nocent.
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard
"It will clearly appear," he said, "where the guilt will lie if innocent persons should come to suffer with the nocent."
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 by Johnson, Rossiter
Isti sunt quidem Arabes, sed notiori nomine appellantur Bedoyns et Acopars, et quamuis plurima mala agunt per desertum, rarò tamen nocent peregrinis beatæ Virginis Catharinæ.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 08 Asia, Part I by Hakluyt, Richard
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