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/noh"seuhnt/, adj.1. harmful; injurious.2. Archaic. guilty.[1400-50; late ME < L nocent-, s. of nocens, prp. of nocere to do harm; see -ENT]
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Nocent — No cent (n[=o] sent), a. [L. nocens, p. pr. of nocere to hurt. See {Nuisance}, {Noxious}.] 1. Doing hurt, or having a tendency to hurt; hurtful; mischievous; noxious; as, nocent qualities. I. Watts. [1913 Webster] 2. Guilty; the opposite of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nocent — No cent, n. A criminal. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nocent — index harmful, lethal, noxious, pernicious, pestilent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
nocent — [nō′sənt] adj. [LME < L nocens, prp. of nocere, to harm: see NECRO ] Now Rare 1. causing harm or injury; hurtful 2. guilty or criminal … English World dictionary
nocent — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin nocent , nocens, from present participle of nocēre to harm, hurt more at noxious Date: 15th century harmful … New Collegiate Dictionary
nocent — /nowsant/ From Latin nocere, guilty. The nocent person … Black's law dictionary
nocent — /nowsant/ From Latin nocere, guilty. The nocent person … Black's law dictionary
nocent — adjective Causing injury; harmful. Ant: innocent … Wiktionary
nocent — adj harmful, hurtful, nocuous, noxious, noisome; injurious, pernicious, baneful, deleterious, baleful, menacing. See nocuous … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
nocent — no·cent … English syllables
