Latvian

Adjective

nevainīgs (def. nevainīgais, comp. nevainīgāks, sup. visnevainīgākais; adv. nevainīgi)

1. innocent, not guilty (who is not at fault, who has not done anything wrong)

   viņš ir nevainīgs šajā lietā‎ ― he is innocent in this case

   jauns vēl bija un skaists grāfs Plāters... / kad bija jāmirst nevainīgam, / uzņemoties cita vainu‎ ― still young and handsome was Count Plāters... when he had to die innocent, taking another man's guilt

2. innocent, harmless (not containing anything dangerous, harmful, or objectionable)

   nevainīgs joks‎ ― an innocent joke

   nevainīgi smiekli‎ ― innocent laughter

   nevainīga izprieca‎ ― innocent fun

   bija laiki, kad gripu daudzi uzskatīja par vieglu, nevainīgu slimīgu‎ ― there were times when many people considered influenza a mild, innocent (= harmelss) disease

   Roberts dzēra, jau ceturto reizi... nu mainīja, ka saldi skābenais dzēriens nemaz nav tik nevainīgs: galvā drusku iesita‎ ― Robert drank, for the fourth time... now he noticed that the sweet-sour drink (was) not so innocent: it whacked him a little on the head

3. innocent, pure (without moral blame, morally clear)

   kā apstulbis jaunais Donis trulu skatienu vērās Jorena nevainīgā sejā‎ ― as if stunned, the young Donis turned (his) blunt look toward Jorens' innocent face

   cik daudz sapņu, mazu un nevainīgu, man saistījās ar šīs sievetes smaidu‎ ― how many dreams, small and innocent, associated me with this woman's smile

4. virgin (who has not had sex yet, who is not informed about sex and sexuality)

   nevainīga meitene‎ ― a virgin (lit. innocent) girl

   Azanda izskatījās jauna, jauka un tīra kā nevainīga meitene‎ ― Azanda looked young, nice and clean (= pure) like a virgin (lit. innocent) girl

Declension

Synonyms

• (of "virgin"): jaunavīgs, šķīsts

Antonyms

• (of "not guilty"): vainīgs

Derived terms

• nevainīgums

Related terms

• nevainība
• vainīgs, vainīgums, vainība
• vaininieks, vaininiece
• vainot