"nocent" meaning in English

See nocent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more nocent [comparative], most nocent [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English nocent (“guilty”), from Latin nocens, present participle of nocere (“to harm”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*neḱ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|nocent||guilty}} Middle English nocent (“guilty”), {{der|en|la|nocens}} Latin nocens, {{m|la|noceo|nocere|to harm}} nocere (“to harm”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} nocent (comparative more nocent, superlative most nocent)
  1. (rare) Causing injury; harmful. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-nocent-en-adj-OvEhf9Wv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 8 14
  2. (obsolete) guilty; not innocent Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-nocent-en-adj-hbFLOih4

Noun

Forms: nocents [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English nocent (“guilty”), from Latin nocens, present participle of nocere (“to harm”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*neḱ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|nocent||guilty}} Middle English nocent (“guilty”), {{der|en|la|nocens}} Latin nocens, {{m|la|noceo|nocere|to harm}} nocere (“to harm”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} nocent (plural nocents)
  1. (obsolete) Guilty person. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-nocent-en-noun-Bc2qglxv

Inflected forms

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