niewinność

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Polish

Etymology

From niewinny +‎ -ość.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɲɛˈvin.nɔɕt͡ɕ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -innɔɕt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: nie‧win‧ność

Noun

niewinność f

  1. innocence, guiltlessness (absence of responsibility for a crime, tort, etc.)
    domniemanie niewinnościpresumption of innocence
  2. innocence, naïveté (lack of understanding or experience of sensitive subjects)
    Synonym: naiwność
  3. chastity, purity, virginity, sinlessness
    Synonyms: bezgrzeszność, cnotliwość, czystość, dziewictwo, nieskazitelność
  4. insignificance, triviality, innocuousness, harmlessness (quality of lacking deep or injurious meaning)
    Synonyms: błahość, nieistotność, nieszkodliwość, nieważkość, nieważność, trywialność
  5. (usually ironic) innocent (person who is or pretends to be innocent)
    Synonyms: niewiniątko, świętoszek, trusia

Declension

Further reading

  • niewinność in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • niewinność in Polish dictionaries at PWN