nocent
/ˈnəʊ.sənt/US/ˈnoʊ.sənt/
nocent adjective: causing injury; harmful.
Adjective
nocent (comparative more nocent, superlative most nocent)
- Causing injury; harmful.
- […] [Satan] held on
His midnight search, where soonest he might finde
The Serpent: him fast sleeping soon he found
In Labyrinth of many a round self-rowld,
His head the midst, well stor’d with suttle wiles:
Not yet in horrid Shade or dismal Den,
Nor nocent yet, but on the grassie Herbe
Fearless...1667, John Milton, “Book IX”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished... - They consider the various known Effects of particular Herbs or Drugs, they meditate what will be the Effect of their Composition, and whether the Virtues of the one will exalt or diminish the Force of the other, or correct any of its nocent Qualities.1741, I[saac] Watts, chapter 19, in The Improvement of the Mind: Or, A Supplement to the Art of Logick: […], London: […] James Brackstone, […], →OCLC, pages 313-314
- Synonyms:
- injurious, nocuous, harmful, damaging, deleterious, detrimental, hurtful, inimical, mischievous, noxious
- […] [Satan] held on
- guilty; not innocent
- Nocent, not innocent he is, that seeketh to deface,
By word the thing, that he by deed hat taught men to imbrace;
Which being now a Bishop old, doth study to destroy
The thing, which he a young man once did covet to injoy.1563 March 30 (Gregorian calendar), John Foxe, “King John”, in Actes and Monuments of These Latter and Perillous Dayes, […], London: […] Iohn Day, […], →OCLC, book II, page [330] - He is not innocent, whom the kinge iudgeth nocent.1571, Richard Edwards, Damon and Pythias
- Synonyms:
- culpable, to blame, at fault, blameworthy, censurable, guilty, reprehensible
- Nocent, not innocent he is, that seeketh to deface,
Noun
nocent (plural nocents)
- A guilty person.
- […] there is no reason that the innocents and nocents sufferings should be alike, for then punishments would not be so effectuall to terrifie others, nor to give future security to innocence.1649, Anthony Ascham, Of the Confusions and Revolutions of Governments, Part 3, Chapter 4, p. 190
- […] no nocent is absolved by the verdict of himself.1716, Thomas Browne, edited by Samuel Johnson, Christian Morals, 2nd edition, London: J. Payne, published 1756, Part I, p. 32
nocent meaning in Tamil and Urdu
nocent in Tamil
- தீமை விளைவிக்கிற
nocent in Urdu
- nocent
- اذیت رساں aziyat rasāṉ
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Forms of nocent
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more nocent |
| superlative | most nocent |
| Noun | |
| plural | nocents |
Origin of nocent
From Middle English nocent (“guilty”), from Latin nocens, present participle of nocere (“to harm”). Doublet of nuisant.
Words formed from nocent
Questions about nocent
- What does nocent mean?
- Nocent means causing injury; harmful.
- What is nocent in Tamil?
- Nocent in Tamil is தீமை விளைவிக்கிற. See Nocent meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is nocent?
- Nocent can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce nocent?
- Nocent is pronounced /ˈnəʊ.sənt/ (UK).
Words near nocent in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: nocent (page history and authors); nocent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); اذیت رساں (Urdu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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