Nocent

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nocent \No"cent\ (n[=o]"sent), a. [L. nocens, p. pr. of nocere
     to hurt. See {Nuisance}, {Noxious}.]
     1. Doing hurt, or having a tendency to hurt; hurtful;
        mischievous; noxious; as, nocent qualities. --I. Watts.
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     2. Guilty; -- the opposite of {innocent}. [Obs.] --Foxe.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nocent \No"cent\, n.
     A criminal. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  nocent
       adj : having a tendency to cause harm