oskuldsfull

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Swedish

Etymology

oskuld (innocence) +‎ -s- +‎ -full

Adjective

oskuldsfull (comparative oskuldsfullare, superlative oskuldsfullast)

  1. innocent (free from immorality), (sometimes) naive (through assuming too much good of people, due to lack of life experience or otherwise)
    Han visste inte vad det snuskiga ordet betydde. Han är så oskuldsfull.
    He didn't know what the dirty word meant. He's so innocent.
    Hon är för oskuldsfull för att kunna tro att de skulle manipulera henne
    She is too innocent to believe that they would manipulate her
    en oskuldsfull barndom
    an innocent childhood

Declension

Inflection of oskuldsfull
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular oskuldsfull oskuldsfullare oskuldsfullast
neuter singular oskuldsfullt oskuldsfullare oskuldsfullast
plural oskuldsfulla oskuldsfullare oskuldsfullast
masculine plural2 oskuldsfulle oskuldsfullare oskuldsfullast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 oskuldsfulle oskuldsfullare oskuldsfullaste
all oskuldsfulla oskuldsfullare oskuldsfullaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

See also

  • oskyldig (the word to use for "innocent" as in "not guilty")

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