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Innocency

Innocence.

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Artlessness 76% connected

The quality of being artless, or void of art or guile; simplicity; sincerity.

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Ingenuousness 76% connected

The state or quality of being ingenuous; openness of heart; frankness.

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Innocence 76% connected

The state or quality of being innocent; freedom from that which is harmful or infurious; harmlessness.

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Naturalness 76% connected

The state or quality of being natural; conformity to nature.

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Quality noun · 85% connection

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained" - Shakespeare

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Water noun · 85% connection

a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"

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Wetland noun · 85% connection

a low area where the land is saturated with water

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Convention noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionalism noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionality noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Fertility noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Prolificacy noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Rankness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Richness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Ability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

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Accuracy noun · 84% connection

(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much grea…

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Adequacy noun · 84% connection

the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"

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Air noun · 84% connection

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphe…

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Appearance noun · 84% connection

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

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Bad noun · 84% connection

that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"

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Believability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Fenland noun · 84% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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Alfet noun · 78% connection

A caldron of boiling water into which an accused person plunged his forearm as a test of innocence or guilt.

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Argent noun · 78% connection

The white color in coats of arms, intended to represent silver, or, figuratively, purity, innocence, beauty, or gentleness; -- represe…

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Blamelessness noun · 78% connection

The quality or state of being blameless; innocence.

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Candor noun · 78% connection

Whiteness; brightness; (as applied to moral conditions) usullied purity; innocence.

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Child noun · 78% connection

A young person of either sex. esp. one between infancy and youth; hence, one who exhibits the characteristics of a very young person,…

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Compurgation verb · 78% connection

Exculpation by testimony to one's veracity or innocence.

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Compurgator noun · 78% connection

One who bears testimony or swears to the veracity or innocence of another. See Purgation; also Wager of law, under Wager.

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Consciousness noun · 78% connection

Feeling, persuasion, or expectation; esp., inward sense of guilt or innocence.

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Corruption noun · 78% connection

destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity; "corruption of a minor"; "the big city's subve…

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Declaration noun · 78% connection

(law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction; "his declaration of innocence"

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Doveship noun · 78% connection

The possession of dovelike qualities, harmlessness and innocence.

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Fall noun · 78% connection

Lapse or declension from innocence or goodness. Specifically: The first apostasy; the act of our first parents in eating the forbidden…

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Holiness noun · 78% connection

The state or quality of being holy; perfect moral integrity or purity; freedom from sin; sanctity; innocence.

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