guiltless

Meaning

  1. Free from guilt; innocent.
  2. Without experience or trial; unacquainted (with).
  3. (humorous) Not encumbered with; free from.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡɪltləs/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English giltles, gultles, gyltles, from Old English *gyltlēas, equivalent to guilt + -less. Compare Old English sċyldlēas (“guiltless”).

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