nocent

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Definition of nocent in English English dictionary

Causing injury; harmful

{a} guilty, hurtful

Causing harm or being guilty of a crime

A criminal

A European fish; the lyrie

Doing hurt, or having a tendency to hurt; hurtful; mischievous; noxious; as, nocent qualities

8 d

sterling, or about $1

having a tendency to cause harm

Guilty; the opposite of innocent

One of the nobility; a noble; a peer; one who enjoys rank above a commoner, either by virtue of birth, by office, or by patent

The quality or state of being noble; greatness; dignity; magnanimity; elevation of mind, character, or station; nobili

Having a noble mind; honorable; magnanimous

To make noble; to ennoble

An English money of account, and, formerly, a gold coin, of the value of 6 s

having a tendency to cause harm A person of rank above a commoner; a nobleman; a peer

Hyphenation

no·cent

Antonyms

innocent

Etymology

[ 'nO-s&nt ] (adjective.) 15th century. From Middle English nocent (“guilty”), from Latin nocens, present participle of nocere (“to harm”)