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Innocent vs Unspotted - What's the difference?

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Innocent is a related term of unspotted.


As adjectives the difference between innocent and unspotted

is that innocent is free from guilt, sin, or immorality while unspotted is not having spots, particularly where this is unusual.

As a noun innocent

is those who are innocent; young children.

innocent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Free from guilt, sin, or immorality.
  • * 1606 , , IV. iii. 16:
    • to offer up a weak, poor, innocent lamb
  • Bearing no legal responsibility for a wrongful act.
  • Naive; artless.
  • * 1600 , , V. ii. 37:
    • I can find out no rhyme to / 'lady' but 'baby' – an innocent rhyme;
  • (obsolete) Not harmful; innocuous; harmless.
    • an innocent medicine or remedy
  • * Alexander Pope
    • The spear / Sung innocent , and spent its force in air.
  • Having no knowledge (of something).
  • Lacking (something).
  • Lawful; permitted.
    • an innocent trade
  • Not contraband; not subject to forfeiture.
    • innocent goods carried to a belligerent nation

    Synonyms

    * (free from blame or guilt) sackless * (free from sin) pure, untainted * See also

    Antonyms

    * (bearing no legal responsibility for a wrongful act) guilty, nocent

    Related terms

    * innocence * innocently * innocuous

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Those who are innocent; young children.
    • The slaughter of the innocents was a significant event in the New Testament.
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    unspotted

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • not having spots, particularly where this is unusual
  • :The albino leopard was quite remarkable, as it was completely unspotted .
  • unseen
  • :Despite the watchful nature of the passing gazelles, the jaguar lay unspotted under the bush.