Difference between Innocent and Guiltless

What is the difference between Innocent and Guiltless?

Innocent as an adjective is pure; free from sin and immorality. while Guiltless as an adjective is free from guilt; innocent.

Innocent

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Those who are innocent; young children.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Pure; free from sin and immorality. Clean, untainted. Bearing no responsibility for a crime. Naive; artless. Harmless.

Example sentence: Children are not only innocent and curious but also optimistic and joyful and essentially happy. They are, in short, everything adults wish they could be.

Guiltless

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Free from guilt; innocent.Without experience or trial; unacquainted (with).

We hope you now know whether to use Innocent or Guiltless in your sentence.

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