Safety — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions

a safe place

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈeɪfti/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈeɪfti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈeɪfti/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈeɪfti/.

Examples

insure the safety of the children
the reciprocal of safety is risk
He ran to safety

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

safety device prophylactic refuge rubber safe condom base hit guard

Antonyms

danger

Parts of Speech

noun	the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions “insure the safety of the children”
noun	a safe place “He ran to safety”
noun	a device designed to prevent injury or accidents
noun	(baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely
noun	contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
noun	a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line

Word Forms

prophylactic

adjective

capable of preventing conception or impregnation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Sicherheit

der Zustand der Gewissheit, dass ein Wirkstoff unter definierten Bedingungen keine schädlichen Wirkungen hervorrufen wird

🇫🇷French

sécurité

état d'être certain que des effets indésirables ne seront pas provoqués par un agent dans des conditions définies

🇪🇸Spanish

seguridad

Estado de estar seguro de que algún agente no causará efectos adversos en condiciones definidas.

🇮🇹Italian

sicurezza

lo stato di certezza che gli effetti avversi non saranno causati da alcuni agenti in condizioni definite

🇳🇱Dutch

veiligheid

de staat waarin men er zeker van is dat er onder gedefinieerde omstandigheden geen nadelige effecten door een bepaald middel zullen worden veroorzaakt

🇵🇹Portuguese

segurança

o estado de certeza de que os efeitos adversos não serão causados por algum agente sob condições definidas

🇷🇺Russian

безопасность

состояние уверенности в том, что неблагоприятные последствия не будут вызваны каким-либо агентом при определенных условиях

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सुरक्षा

यह निश्चित होने की अवस्था कि परिभाषित शर्तों के तहत किसी एजेंट द्वारा प्रतिकूल प्रभाव नहीं पड़ेगा

🇧🇩Bengali

নিরাপত্তা

নির্দিষ্ট অবস্থার অধীনে কিছু এজেন্ট দ্বারা বিরূপ প্রভাব ঘটবে না তা নিশ্চিত হওয়ার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

பாதுகாப்பு

வரையறுக்கப்பட்ட நிலைமைகளின் கீழ் சில முகவர்களால் பாதகமான விளைவுகள் ஏற்படாது என்பதில் உறுதியாக இருக்கும் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

భద్రత

నిర్దిష్ట పరిస్థితుల్లో కొన్ని ఏజెంట్ల వల్ల ప్రతికూల ప్రభావాలు ఏర్పడవని నిశ్చయించుకునే స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

सुरक्षितता

निश्चित परिस्थितीनुसार काही एजंटमुळे प्रतिकूल परिणाम होणार नाहीत याची खात्री असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સલામતી

નિર્ધારિત પરિસ્થિતિઓ હેઠળ કેટલાક એજન્ટ દ્વારા પ્રતિકૂળ અસરો થશે નહીં તે નિશ્ચિત હોવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುರಕ್ಷತೆ

ವ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಾನಿಸಲಾದ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆಲವು ಏಜೆಂಟ್‌ಗಳಿಂದ ಪ್ರತಿಕೂಲ ಪರಿಣಾಮಗಳು ಉಂಟಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ ಎಂದು ಖಚಿತವಾಗಿರುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സുരക്ഷ

നിർവചിക്കപ്പെട്ട സാഹചര്യങ്ങളിൽ ഏതെങ്കിലും ഏജൻ്റ് പ്രതികൂല ഫലങ്ങൾ ഉണ്ടാക്കില്ലെന്ന് ഉറപ്പുള്ള അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁਰੱਖਿਆ

ਨਿਸ਼ਚਤ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਕਿ ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਿਤ ਸ਼ਰਤਾਂ ਅਧੀਨ ਕੁਝ ਏਜੰਟ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਮਾੜੇ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋਣਗੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

حفاظت

اس بات کا یقین ہونے کی حالت کہ متعین حالات میں کسی ایجنٹ کی وجہ سے منفی اثرات پیدا نہیں ہوں گے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

安全

确定某种药物在规定条件下不会引起不利影响的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

安全性

定義された条件下では、ある薬剤によって悪影響が引き起こされないことが確実である状態

🇰🇷Korean

안전

정의된 조건 하에서 어떤 물질에 의해 부작용이 발생하지 않을 것이라고 확신하는 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự an toàn

trạng thái chắc chắn rằng tác dụng phụ sẽ không do tác nhân nào đó gây ra trong những điều kiện xác định

🇹🇭Thai

ความปลอดภัย

สถานะของความมั่นใจว่าผลกระทบที่ไม่พึงประสงค์จะไม่เกิดจากตัวแทนบางอย่างภายใต้เงื่อนไขที่กำหนดไว้

🇮🇩Indonesian

keamanan

keadaan yakin bahwa efek buruk tidak akan disebabkan oleh agen tertentu dalam kondisi tertentu

🇵🇭Filipino

kaligtasan

ang estado ng pagiging tiyak na ang masamang epekto ay hindi dulot ng ilang ahente sa ilalim ng tinukoy na mga kondisyon

🇲🇾Malay

keselamatan

keadaan yakin bahawa kesan buruk tidak akan disebabkan oleh sesetengah agen di bawah keadaan yang ditetapkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أمان

حالة التأكد من أن التأثيرات الضارة لن تحدث بسبب بعض العوامل في ظل ظروف محددة

🇮🇷Persian

ایمنی

حالت اطمینان از عدم ایجاد اثرات نامطلوب توسط برخی عوامل تحت شرایط تعریف شده

🇹🇷Turkish

emniyet

belirli koşullar altında olumsuz etkilerin bazı etkenlerden kaynaklanmayacağından emin olma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

בְּטִיחוּת

המצב של ביטחון שהשפעות שליליות לא ייגרמו על ידי גורם כלשהו בתנאים מוגדרים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'safety'?

The primary meaning of 'safety' is 'the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'safety' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'safety' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'safety' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'safety' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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