unguilty

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ʌnˈɡɪlti/ UK /ʌnˈɡɪlti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
free from guilt; innocent

He maintained an unguilty conscience throughout the trial.

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Etymology

From un- ('not') + guilty, from Old English gyltig ('offending, guilty'), from gylt ('crime, sin, fault'), of uncertain further origin.

un- Old English gyltig Old English gylt Old English

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# unguilty

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ʌnˈɡɪlti/
**IPA (UK):** /ʌnˈɡɪlti/

## Meanings
1. free from guilt; innocent

## Examples
- He maintained an unguilty conscience throughout the trial.

## Synonyms
- innocent
- guiltless
- blameless
- faultless
- clear

## Antonyms
- guilty
- culpable
- blameworthy

## Related Forms
- guilt
- guilty
- guiltless

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: gyltig
- Root: gylt

## Etymology
From un- ('not') + guilty, from Old English gyltig ('offending, guilty'), from gylt ('crime, sin, fault'), of uncertain further origin.

## AI Etymology
Unguilty is from un- ('not') + guilty, from Old English gyltig ('offending, guilty'), from gylt ('crime, sin, fault'), of uncertain further origin. Important recorded forms include un- (Old English), gyltig (Old English), and gylt (Old English). Morphologically, the un- element marks negation, reversal, removal, or deprivation, while the base supplies the action, quality, or state being denied or undone. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers free from guilt; innocent. The wider family includes related words such as guilt, guilty, and guiltless.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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