guiltless

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/ˈɡɪltləs/

adjective

Free from guilt; innocent.

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blamelessirreprehensiblecleanclean-handedclean as a hound's toothclean as a whistlecleardovelike
OriginMiddle English giltles ← Old English *gyltlēas →
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Meanings

adjectiveguiltless (comparative more guiltless, superlative most guiltless)

comparative more guiltless · superlative most guiltless

  1. Free from guilt; innocent.

    Synonyms: blameless, irreprehensible, blameless, clean, clean-handed, clean as a hound's tooth, clean as a whistle, clear

  2. Without experience or trial; unacquainted (with).
  3. humorousNot encumbered with; free from.

    Their spears, wommeras, and boomerangs are guiltless of ornamentation, and save in a very few instances no idea of art seems to belong to the race.

    1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 301

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveFree from guilt; innocent.

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blamelessirreprehensibleblamelesscleanclean-handedclean as a hound's toothclean as a whistlecleardovelikeinnocentinnocent as the babe unborninnocent as the child unbornirreprehensiblenonblameworthynot guiltyoffenselesspurerighteoussackless

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivefree from evil or guilt

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innocentclean-handedabsolvedclearclearedacquittednot guiltyblamelessinculpableirreproachable
Also see
absolvedacquittedblamelessclean as a hound's toothclean as a whistleclean-handedcleardovelikeexoneratedinculpableinnocentinnocent as the babe unborninnocent as the child unbornirreprehensibleirreproachablenonblameworthynot guiltyoffenselesspurerighteoussacklesssinlessunblameableunblameworthyuncalculatingunguiltyunimpeachablevindicated

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old English*gyltlēas
  2. Middle Englishgiltles
  3. Englishguiltless

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἀναίτιος, ἀθῷος
  • ἀναίτιος (anaítios)Free from guilt — see also innocent
  • ἀθῷος (athōîos)Free from guilt — see also innocent
Bulgarian невинен, невиновен
  • невинен (nevinen)Free from guilt — see also innocent
  • невиновен (nevinoven)Free from guilt — see also innocent
Esperanto senkulpa
  • senkulpaFree from guilt — see also innocent
Finnish syytön, viaton
  • syytönFree from guilt — see also innocent
  • viatonFree from guilt — see also innocent
German schuldfrei, schuldlos
  • schuldfreiFree from guilt — see also innocent
  • schuldlosFree from guilt — see also innocent
Hungarian bűntelen, ártatlan
  • bűntelenFree from guilt — see also innocent
  • ártatlanFree from guilt — see also innocent
Latin innocens, castus
  • innocensFree from guilt — see also innocent
  • castusFree from guilt — see also innocent
Māori harakore
  • harakoreFree from guilt — see also innocent
Turkish suçsuz
  • suçsuzFree from guilt — see also innocent
Cite this entry
APA

guiltless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guiltless

MLA

“guiltless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guiltless. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guiltless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guiltless.

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