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Innocence.

Not harmful; free from that which can injure; innoxious; innocuous; harmless; as, an innocent medicine or remedy. The spear Sung innocent,and spent its force in air. Pope.

In an innocent manner.

Innocuousness.

Harmless; producing no ill effect; innocent. A patient, innocuous, innocent man. Burton. -- In*noc"u*ous*ly, adv. -- In*noc"u*ous*ness, n. Where the salt sea innocuously breaks. Wordsworth.

To bind up,as in a knot; to include. [Obs.] Fuller.

Not to be named. [R.] Testament of Love.

Having no name; unnamed; as, an innominate person or place. [R.] Ray.

To bring in as new; to introduce as a novelty; as, to innovate a word or an act. [Archaic]

The act of innovating; introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc. Dryden.

One who favors innovation.

Characterized by, or introducing, innovations. Fitzed. Hall.

One who innovates. Shak.

Free from hurtful qualities or effects; harmless. "Innoxious flames." Sir K. Digby.

Cloudless. [Obs.] Blount.

ry to a person or thing not named; an insinuation. Mercury . . . owns it a marriage by an innuendo. Dryden. Pursue your trade of scandal picking; Your innuendoes, when you tell us, That Stella loves to talk with fellows. Swift.

Conveying a hint; significant. [Obs.] Burton.

An Eskimo.

State of being innumerable. Fotherby.

titude; countless; numberless; unnumbered, hence, indefinitely numerous; of great number. Innumerable as the stars of night. Milton. -- In*nu"mer*a*ble*ness, n. -- In*nu"mer*a*bly, adv.