"innocence" meaning in English

See innocence in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɪnəsn̩s/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-innocence.wav [UK] Forms: innocence [singular], [plural]
Head templates: {{noun4}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The quality of being innocent.
    Sense id: simple-innocence-en-noun-f2Xr7Hvi
  2. It is common to call learning about sex (or having sex for the first time) as "loosing innocence."
    Sense id: simple-innocence-en-noun-zxORuotq Categories (other): Colloquial
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