guiltlessness

/ˈɡɪɫtɫɪsnəs/ noun

The state of being guiltless; innocence.

Word Origin Guiltlessness comes from guiltless, from guilt + -less. Guilt is from Old English gylt 'crime, sin, fault', of uncertain origin. The -less suffix means 'without', and -ness turns it into a noun. So guiltlessness is the state of being without guilt. Related: guilty, guiltily, guiltiness. The -less suffix also appears in countless other words like careless, fearless.

noun The state of being guiltless; innocence. countable

Her guiltlessness was evident from her sincere testimony.

(名词) 无罪;清白;无辜 【无罪状态】

从她真诚的证词中可以看出她的清白无辜。

(sustantivo) inocencia [El estado de estar libre de culpa; inocencia.]

Su inocencia era evidente a partir de su testimonio sincero.

(nom) innocence; pureté [État d'une personne guiltless ; innocence.]

Son **guiltlessness** sautait aux yeux à l'entendre témoigner avec autant de sincérité.

(Substantiv) Unschuld; Schuldlosigkeit [der Zustand, **guiltless** zu sein; Unschuld.]

Ihre **guiltlessness** war an ihrer aufrichtigen Aussage deutlich zu erkennen.

(名詞) 無罪・無実の状態、罪や咎めがないこと。

彼女の無実は彼女の誠実な証言から明らかだった。

(substantivo) inocência; inculpabilidade [O estado de ser inocente; inocência.]

Sua inocência era evidente em seu depoimento sincero.

Word parts: guilt + less + ness

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