noun
- plural of innocency; the state or quality of being innocent; freedom from guilt or wrongdoing
- plural of innocency; instances or examples of innocent behavior, remarks, or actions
Usage: formal or literary variant of 'innocence'; less common than 'innocence' in modern usage
Usage: refers to multiple innocent acts or expressions
Examples
- The defendant's lawyer argued for his client's innocencies in the face of mounting evidence.
- Her youthful innocencies charmed everyone at the party.
- The court recognized the innocencies of the wrongly accused men after twenty years.
- Despite their innocencies, they were treated with suspicion by the authorities.
- The film celebrated the innocencies of childhood before the harsh realities of adulthood.
- His various innocencies and naive remarks made him an endearing character in the novel.