# nocent

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈnəʊ.sənt/

## Definitions
1. Causing injury; harmful.
2. guilty; not innocent

## Etymology
From Middle English nocent (“guilty”), from Latin nocens, present participle of nocere (“to harm”). Doublet of nuisant.

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