"guiltless" meaning in English

See guiltless in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡɪltləs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-guiltless.wav Forms: more guiltless [comparative], most guiltless [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English giltles, gultles, gyltles, from Old English *gyltlēas, equivalent to guilt + -less. Compare Old English sċyldlēas (“guiltless”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|giltles}} Middle English giltles, {{inh|en|ang|*gyltlēas}} Old English *gyltlēas, {{suf|en|guilt|less}} guilt + -less, {{noncog|ang|sċyldlēas|t=guiltless}} Old English sċyldlēas (“guiltless”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} guiltless (comparative more guiltless, superlative most guiltless)
  1. Free from guilt; innocent. Translations (Free from guilt — see also innocent): ἀναίτιος (anaítios) (Ancient Greek), ἀθῷος (athôios) (Ancient Greek), невинен (nevinen) (Bulgarian), невиновен (nevinoven) (Bulgarian), senkulpa (Esperanto), syytön (Finnish), viaton (Finnish), schuldfrei (German), schuldlos (German), bűntelen (Hungarian), ártatlan (Hungarian), innocens (Latin), castus (Latin), صوچسز (suçsuz) (Ottoman Turkish), كناهسز (günahsız) (Ottoman Turkish), suçsuz (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-guiltless-en-adj-TOMEkb3p Disambiguation of 'Free from guilt — see also innocent': 71 3 25
  2. Without experience or trial; unacquainted (with).
    Sense id: en-guiltless-en-adj-jVhgZfvt
  3. (humorous) Not encumbered with; free from. Tags: humorous
    Sense id: en-guiltless-en-adj-Kpo4Bw6a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 6 81 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 18 17 65 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 9 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 7 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 3 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 25 11 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 20 9 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 13 5 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 8 71 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 12 9 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 24 7 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 9 6 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 27 12 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 22 7 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: guiltlessly, guiltlessness
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