The difference between Innocent and Untainted

When used as adjectives, innocent means free from guilt, sin, or immorality, whereas untainted means not tainted.


Innocent is also noun with the meaning: one who is innocent, especially a young child.

check bellow for the other definitions of Innocent and Untainted

  1. Innocent as an adjective:

    Free from guilt, sin, or immorality.

  2. Innocent as an adjective:

    Bearing no legal responsibility for a wrongful act.

  3. Innocent as an adjective:

    Naive; artless.

  4. Innocent as an adjective (obsolete):

    Not harmful; innocuous; harmless.

    Examples:

    "an innocent medicine or remedy"

  5. Innocent as an adjective (with ''of''):

    Having no knowledge (of something).

  6. Innocent as an adjective (with ''of''):

    Lacking (something).

  7. Innocent as an adjective:

    Lawful; permitted.

    Examples:

    "an innocent trade"

  8. Innocent as an adjective:

    Not contraband; not subject to forfeiture.

    Examples:

    "innocent goods carried to a belligerent nation"

  1. Innocent as a noun:

    One who is innocent, especially a young child.

    Examples:

    "The slaughter of the innocents was a significant event in the New Testament."

  2. Innocent as a noun (obsolete):

    A harmless simple-minded person; an idiot.

  1. Untainted as an adjective:

    Not tainted; free of contamination; pure.