# guiltless

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɡɪltləs/ · frequency rank #94,918

## Definitions
1. Free from guilt; innocent.
2. Without experience or trial; unacquainted (with).
3. Not encumbered with; free from.

## Etymology
From Middle English giltles, gultles, gyltles, from Old English *gyltlēas, equivalent to guilt + -less. Compare Old English sċyldlēas (“guiltless”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/guiltless