safety en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈseɪfti/
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English savete, from Old French sauveté, from earlier salvetet, from Medieval Latin salvitās, salvitātem, from Latin salvus.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The condition or feeling of being safe; security; certainty.
If you push it to the limit, safety is not guaranteed.
Oh, oh! “Go to safety”! Why didn’t I think of that⁉ Here I am in danger when, really, I could simply be going to safety! I shouldn’t have wasted your time by calling in the first place!
2016 May 15, chapter 911, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 3, episode 12, John Oliver (actor), via HBO:He managed to reach the border and escape to safety.
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(countable, uncountable) A safety lock or safety catch: a mechanism on a weapon or dangerous equipment designed to prevent accidental firing or operation.
Be sure that the safety is set before proceeding.
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(countable, uncountable) Preservation from escape; close custody.
[…] imprison him, […] / Deliver him to safety; and return,
c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene ii]:
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(countable, uncountable) An instance of a player being sacked or tackled in the end zone, or stepping out of the end zone and off the field, resulting in two points to the opposite team.
He sacked the quarterback in the end zone for a safety.
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(countable, uncountable) Any of the defensive players who are in position furthest from the line of scrimmage and whose responsibility is to defend against passes as well as to be the tacklers of last resort.
The free safety made a game-saving tackle on the runner who had broken past the linebackers.
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(countable, uncountable) A safety squeeze.
Boy wondered about that bunt. He had a notion Fowler would commit himself soon because time was on the go. But Fowler didn’t, making it another sweep of three Pirates. He had thus far given up only two safeties.
1952, Bernard Malamud, The Natural, Time Life Books, published 1966, page 225:
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(countable, uncountable) A safety shot or sequence of such shots.
After thirty minutes of safety, Selby finally potted a red, to ironic cheers.
That was a poor safety from Higgins.
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(countable, dated, uncountable) A safety bicycle.
Many wheelmen and wheelwomen, riding safeties, tandems and tricycles, stopped there during the evening and we had good opportunity for comparing American and English bicycles […]
1897, American Architect and Architecture, volumes 57-58, page 51:There are cyclists, like Mr. F. T. Bidlake, who prefer a tricycle to a safety, and to such men a long ride on a tricycle is no more fatiguing than a safety bicycle ride of the same distance.
1921, W. F. Grew, The Cycle Industry, London, page 22:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| safeties | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
insafety · safety mechanism · safety belt · safety rein · safety plug · safety film · range safety officer · safety reflector · safety card · memory safety · safety curtain · virtual safety car · safety yellow · safety paper · safety coffin · safety first · elfin safety · safety fuse · safety lamp · safety razor · transportation safety board · safety car · safety cushion · safety seat · elf and safety · safety glass · safety net · safety shorts · range safety · range safety system · car safety seat · safety call · social safety net · miners safety candlestick · safety bar · type safety · safety valve · biosafety · safety lock · safetiness · safety shoe · health and safety · Safety Harbor · safety island · safety-critical · there is safety in numbers · e-safety · safety pin · safety-conscious · safety helmet · safety deposit · safety squeeze · infant safety seat · safety school · safety thongs · strong safety · safety clause · unsafety · transport safety board · certified safety professional · fire safety · safety-valve · safety cage · trust and safety · safety in numbers · safety of shadows · safety catch · safetify · occupational safety and health · safety boot · margin of safety · child safety seat · safetyism · safety buoy · safety squints · safety-deposit box · safety measures · safety hoist · safety stock · safety glasses · safety match · safety scissors · safety orange · safety hammer · Ramsbottom safety valve · safety bicycle · safety tube · safety stop · safety drill · occupational health and safety · safety arch · free safety · cybersafety · safety chain · public safety announcement · safety factor · auto safety seat · safety squat · supersafety · safety spot · safety hat · nanosafety · safety area
Descendants
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Translations (155)
cs pojistka (mechanism to prevent accidental firing) · ru предохрани́тель (mechanism to prevent accidental firing) · it sicurezza (condition or feeling of being safe) · es amparo (condition or feeling of being safe) · hu biztonság (condition or feeling of being safe) · th เซฟตี้ (condition or feeling of being safe) · fr sécurité (condition or feeling of being safe) · km និរន្តរាយ (condition or feeling of being safe) · es seguridad (condition or feeling of being safe) · sv säkerhet (condition or feeling of being safe) · uz taʼminot (condition or feeling of being safe) · sv trygghet (condition or feeling of being safe) · be бясьпе́чнасьць (condition or feeling of being safe) · fi varmistin (mechanism to prevent accidental firing) · eo sekureco (condition or feeling of being safe) · ro siguranță (condition or feeling of being safe) · nl zekerheid (condition or feeling of being safe) · nb sikring (mechanism to prevent accidental firing) · mt sigurtà (condition or feeling of being safe) · oc seguretat (condition or feeling of being safe) · de Gefahrlosigkeit (condition or feeling of being safe) · id keselamatan (condition or feeling of being safe) · fa-ira ایمِنی (condition or feeling of being safe) · tl kaligtasan (condition or feeling of being safe) · mn аюулгүй байдал (condition or feeling of being safe) · lo ຄວາມປອດໄພ (condition or feeling of being safe) · pl bezpieczeństwo (condition or feeling of being safe) · enm savete (preservation from escape; close custody) · fa-ira اَمْنِیَّت (condition or feeling of being safe) · lo ປອດໄພ (condition or feeling of being safe) · fi takapuolustaja (American football: defensive player) · tk ygtybarlylyk (condition or feeling of being safe) · ar أَمْن (condition or feeling of being safe) · th ความปลอดภัย (condition or feeling of being safe) · sl varnost (condition or feeling of being safe) · ur حِفاظَت (condition or feeling of being safe) · tg бехатарӣ (condition or feeling of being safe) · uk запобі́жник (mechanism to prevent accidental firing) · be засцерага́льнік (mechanism to prevent accidental firing) · nb trygghet (condition or feeling of being safe) · es seguro (mechanism to prevent accidental firing) · my ဘေးကင်းရေး (condition or feeling of being safe) · sv säkring (mechanism to prevent accidental firing) · fr sûreté (condition or feeling of being safe) · mk си́гурност (condition or feeling of being safe) · ur اَمْنِیَت (condition or feeling of being safe) · sh сигу́рно̄ст (condition or feeling of being safe) · fi oma maali (American football: instance of a player being sacked or tackled in the end zone) · ps خونديتوب (condition or feeling of being safe) · az təhlükəsizlik (condition or feeling of being safe) · km សន្តិសុខ (condition or feeling of being safe) · be бяспе́ка (condition or feeling of being safe) · es seguranza (condition or feeling of being safe) · hy ապահովություն (condition or feeling of being safe) · bg безопа́сност (condition or feeling of being safe) · he נִצְרָה (mechanism to prevent accidental firing) · ja 安全性 (condition or feeling of being safe) · el ασφάλεια (condition or feeling of being safe) · ar سَلَامَة (condition or feeling of being safe) · scn sicurizza (condition or feeling of being safe) · bg предпа́зител (mechanism to prevent accidental firing) · el ασφάλεια (mechanism to prevent accidental firing) · nl veiligheidspal (mechanism to prevent accidental firing) · nl veiligheid (condition or feeling of being safe) · ka დაცულობა (condition or feeling of being safe) · ga tearmann (condition or feeling of being safe) · fy feilichheid (condition or feeling of being safe) · hi हिफ़ाज़त (condition or feeling of being safe) · ro securitate (condition or feeling of being safe) · ca seguretat (condition or feeling of being safe) · uz xavfsizlik (condition or feeling of being safe) · de Sicherheit (condition or feeling of being safe) · gl seguridade (condition or feeling of being safe) · kmr emniyet (condition or feeling of being safe) · cs bezpečnost (condition or feeling of being safe) · ru безопа́сность (condition or feeling of being safe) · ko 안전 (condition or feeling of being safe) · be бяспе́чнасць (condition or feeling of being safe) · uz amniyat (condition or feeling of being safe) · da sikring (mechanism to prevent accidental firing) · hi सेफ़्टी (condition or feeling of being safe) · da sikkerhed (condition or feeling of being safe) · vi sự an toàn (condition or feeling of being safe) · uk безпе́ка (condition or feeling of being safe) · he בִּטָחוֹן (condition or feeling of being safe) · ru сохра́нность (condition or feeling of being safe) · fi safety (American football: instance of a player being sacked or tackled in the end zone) · lt saugumas (condition or feeling of being safe) · ja 安全 (condition or feeling of being safe) · sk bezpečnosť (condition or feeling of being safe) · ms keselamatan (condition or feeling of being safe) · bg аре́ст (preservation from escape; close custody) · mk бе́збедност (condition or feeling of being safe) · tr güvenlik (condition or feeling of being safe) · ka უსაფრთხოება (condition or feeling of being safe) · fi turvallisuus (condition or feeling of being safe) · enm savete (condition or feeling of being safe) · et ohutus (condition or feeling of being safe) · ko 안전성 (condition or feeling of being safe) · he בְּטִיחוּת (condition or feeling of being safe) · pl zabezpieczenie (mechanism to prevent accidental firing) · ta பாதுகாப்பு (condition or feeling of being safe) · ru затвор (mechanism to prevent accidental firing) · ar أَمَان (condition or feeling of being safe) · pt segurança (condition or feeling of being safe) · mi whakarurutanga (condition or feeling of being safe) · uz bexatarlik (condition or feeling of being safe) · pt dispositivo de segurança (mechanism to prevent accidental firing) · es asegureña (condition or feeling of being safe) · sa सुरक्षा (condition or feeling of being safe) · id keamanan (condition or feeling of being safe) · ja 安全装置 (mechanism to prevent accidental firing) · grc ἀσφάλεια (condition or feeling of being safe) · pdt Sechaheit (condition or feeling of being safe) · fi vankeus (preservation from escape; close custody) · cmn 安全性 (condition or feeling of being safe) · hi अमान (condition or feeling of being safe) · ps امنيه (condition or feeling of being safe) · enm garisoun (condition or feeling of being safe) · sk bezpečie (condition or feeling of being safe) · nn sikring (mechanism to prevent accidental firing) · hi सुरक्षा (condition or feeling of being safe) · be забяспе́чнік (mechanism to prevent accidental firing) · af sekuriteit (condition or feeling of being safe) · gd sàbhailteachd (condition or feeling of being safe) · hi सलामती (condition or feeling of being safe) · got 𐍄𐌿𐌻𐌲𐌹𐌸𐌰 (condition or feeling of being safe) · sh sigúrnōst (condition or feeling of being safe) · vi an toàn (condition or feeling of being safe) · tg амният (condition or feeling of being safe) · ur اَمان (condition or feeling of being safe) · ky коопсуздук (condition or feeling of being safe) · de Safety (American football: defensive player) · nv tʼáá hasih (condition or feeling of being safe) · fa-ira اَمان (condition or feeling of being safe) · la securitas (condition or feeling of being safe) · mi haumarutanga (condition or feeling of being safe) · lv drošība (condition or feeling of being safe) · is öryggi (condition or feeling of being safe) · kmr asayîş (condition or feeling of being safe) · sw usalama (condition or feeling of being safe) · kk қауіпсіздік (condition or feeling of being safe) · ga sábháilteacht (condition or feeling of being safe) · sq siguri (condition or feeling of being safe) · kmr ewlekarî (condition or feeling of being safe) · nb sikkerhet (condition or feeling of being safe) · de Safety (American football: instance of a player being sacked or tackled in the end zone) · de Griffsicherung (mechanism to prevent accidental firing) · cs bezpečí (condition or feeling of being safe) · bn নিরাপত্তা (condition or feeling of being safe) · tr emniyet (condition or feeling of being safe) · et turvalisus (condition or feeling of being safe) · cmn 安全 (condition or feeling of being safe) · be бясьпе́ка (condition or feeling of being safe) · fi turva (condition or feeling of being safe)