Definitions for nocent

nocent no·cent

Spelling: [noh-suh nt]
IPA: /ˈnoʊ sənt/

Nocent is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 85 anagrams from letters in nocent (cennot).

Definitions for nocent

adjective

  1. harmful; injurious.
  2. Archaic. guilty.

Origin of nocent

1400-50; late Middle English Latin nocent-, stem of nocēns, present participle of nocēre to do harm; see -ent

Examples for nocent

If the proportions of nocent and innocent were the same, an immense number of innocent persons were deprived of their property.

This leads to the remark that all parasitic growths are not nocent.

The judges, who were Englishmen, declared in their first session that 168 were innocent to 19 nocent.

A court was established under an act of parliament in Dublin, to try the claims of 'nocent' and 'innocent' proprietors.

Word Value for nocent
Scrable

8

Words with friends

11

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