innocent vs knowing

innocent

adj
  • Lacking (something), or knowledge of it. 

  • Free from guilt, sin, or immorality. 

  • Not harmful; innocuous; harmless; benign. 

  • Without wrongful intent; accidental or in good faith. 

  • Naive; artless. 

  • Not contraband; not subject to forfeiture. 

  • Lawful; permitted. 

  • Bearing no legal responsibility for a wrongful act. 

noun
  • One who is innocent, especially a young child. 

knowing

adj
  • The ability to know something without being taught. 

  • Suggestive of private knowledge or understanding. 

  • Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent. 

  • Deliberate, wilful. 

  • Shrewd or showing clever awareness; discerning. 

  • Demonstrating knowledge of what is in fashion; stylish, chic. 

prep
  • Given my knowledge about someone or something. 

noun
  • The act or condition of having knowledge. 

How often have the words innocent and knowing occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )