safety

B1 Topic:Safety & Risk

US /ˈseɪfti/ See IPA manual

Freq #1803

Meanings

1

noun
The state of being safe and not in danger.

The new rules are designed to improve passenger safety.
2

noun
A place where you are protected from danger.

They ran to safety as the building began to collapse.
3

noun
A device on a gun or machine that stops it from being used by accident.

Always check that the safety is on before storing the rifle.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · a place where you are... refuge

Word family

Forms safeties

Derived forms biosafetycybersafetye-safetyinsafetynanosafetysafetifysafetinesssafety-conscioussafety-criticalsafety-valvesafetyismsupersafety

Related forms safe secure security

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Phrases (1)

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safety record
the history of accidents, injuries, or incidents within an organisation or industry

Adjective + noun

Proverbs (3)

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Simplified etymology

Safety entered English in the Middle English period and ultimately derives from Latin salvus “uninjured, safe.” It belongs to the same word family as safe, save, salvage, salver, and salvation.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English savete, from Old French sauveté, from earlier salvetet, from Medieval Latin salvitās, salvitātem, from Latin salvus.

savete Middle English sauveté Old French salvitās la-med salvus Latin

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Topics

Safety & Risk

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# safety

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈseɪfti/
**Frequency rank:** 1803

## Meanings
1. The state of being safe and not in danger.
2. A place where you are protected from danger.
3. A device on a gun or machine that stops it from being used by accident.

## Examples
- The new rules are designed to improve passenger safety.
- They ran to safety as the building began to collapse.
- Always check that the safety is on before storing the rifle.

## Derived Forms
- biosafety
- cybersafety
- e-safety
- insafety
- nanosafety
- safetify
- safetiness
- safety-conscious
- safety-critical
- safety-valve
- safetyism
- supersafety

## Related Forms
- safe
- secure
- security

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: savete
- Root: sauveté
- Root: salvitās
- Root: salvus
- Affix: -ty - state

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English savete, from Old French sauveté, from earlier salvetet, from Medieval Latin salvitās, salvitātem, from Latin salvus.

## AI Etymology
Safety is inherited from Middle English savete, from Old French sauveté, from earlier salvetet, from Medieval Latin salvitās, salvitātem, from Latin salvus. Modern senses include the state of being safe and not in danger. and a place where you are protected from danger.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as biosafety, cybersafety, e-safety, insafety, nanosafety, and safetify and related forms such as safe, secure, and security.

## Topics
- Safety & Risk

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