Definitions for SAFETY
ˈseɪf tisafe·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.4 / 5 votes

1. safetynoun

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

   "insure the safety of the children"; "the reciprocal of safety is risk"

2. safety, refugenoun

   a safe place

   "He ran to safety"

3. guard, safety, safety devicenoun

   a device designed to prevent injury or accidents

4. base hit, safetynoun

   (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely

5. condom, rubber, safety, safe, prophylacticnoun

   contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse

6. safetynoun

   a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line

GCIDERate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Safetynoun

   (Amer. Football) the act or result of a ball-carrier on the offensive team being tackled behind his own goal line, or the downing of a ball behind the offensive team's own goal line when it had been carried or propelled behind that goal line by a player on the offensive tream; such a play causes a score of two points to be awarded to the defensive team; -- it is distinguished from touchback, when the ball is downed behind the goal after being propelled there or last touched by a player of the defending team. See Touchdown. Same as Safety touchdown, below.

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. safetynoun

   The condition or feeling of being safe; security; certainty.

   If you push it to the limit, safety is not guaranteed.

2. safetynoun

   A mechanism on a weapon or dangerous equipment designed to prevent accidental firing.

   Be sure that the safety is set before proceeding.

3. safetynoun

   An instance of a player being sacked or tackled in the end zone, or steps out of the end zone and off the field, resulting in two points for the opposite team.

   He sacked the quarterback in the end zone for a safety.

4. safetynoun

   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.

5. Etymology: From sauveté, from an earlier salvetet, from salvitatem, from salvus.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Safetynoun

   Etymology: from safe.

   1. Freedom from danger.

   To that dauntless temper of his mind,
   He hath a wisdom that doth guide his valour
   To act in safety. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   If her acts have been directed well,
   While with her friendly clay she deign’d to dwell,
   Shall she with safety reach her pristine seat,
   Find her rest endless, and her bliss complete? Matthew Prior.

   2. Exemption from hurt.3. Preservation from hurt.

   Let not my jealousies be your dishonours,
   But mine own safeties: you may be rightly just,
   Whatever I shall think. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   4. Custody; security from escape.

   Imprison him;
   Deliver him to safety, and return. William Shakespeare, King John.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SAFETY

   The Internet Safety Act and the Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth Act (acronymized SAFETY) were two United States bills introduced in 2009 requiring "a provider of an electronic communication service or remote computing service [to] retain for a period of at least two years all records or other information pertaining to the identity of a user of a dynamic IP address the service assigns to that user."Neither bill was passed by Congress.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. safety

   Safety is a state or condition of being protected from harm, danger, risk, or injury. It involves taking necessary measures and precautions to prevent accidents or any undesirable situations. This can apply to various contexts including physical, mental, emotional, or environmental safety.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Safetynoun

   the condition or state of being safe; freedom from danger or hazard; exemption from hurt, injury, or loss

2. Safetynoun

   freedom from whatever exposes one to danger or from liability to cause danger or harm; safeness; hence, the quality of making safe or secure, or of giving confidence, justifying trust, insuring against harm or loss, etc

3. Safetynoun

   preservation from escape; close custody

4. Safetynoun

   same as Safety touchdown, below

5. Etymology: [Cf. F. sauvet.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Safety

   Safety is the state of being "safe", the condition of being protected against physical, social, spiritual, financial, political, emotional, occupational, psychological, educational or other types or consequences of failure, damage, error, accidents, harm or any other event which could be considered non-desirable. Safety can also be defined to be the control of recognized hazards to achieve an acceptable level of risk. This can take the form of being protected from the event or from exposure to something that causes health or economical losses. It can include protection of people or of possessions.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Safety

   Freedom from exposure to danger and protection from the occurrence or risk of injury or loss. It suggests optimal precautions in the workplace, on the street, in the home, etc., and includes personal safety as well as the safety of property.

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. safety

   The safety symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the safety symbol and its characteristic.

Matched Categories

1. • American Football
   • Area
   • Baseball
   • Condition
   • Contraceptive
   • Device
   • Hit
   • Score

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SAFETY' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1229

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SAFETY' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1099

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SAFETY' in Nouns Frequency: #554

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How to pronounce SAFETY?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say SAFETY in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SAFETY in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SAFETY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of SAFETY in a Sentence

1. Fox News:

   But remember, how many bullets have been fired in films and TV shows in the last 75 years. This is America, how many bullets have gone off in movies and on TV sets before? How many, billions in the last 75 years? And nearly all of it without incident. So what has to happen now is, we have to realize that when it does go wrong and it's this horrible, catastrophic thing, some new measures have to take place. Rubber guns, plastic guns, no live -- no real armaments on set. That's not for me to decide. It's urgent that you understand I'm not an expert in this field, so whatever other people decide is the best way to go in terms of protecting people's safety on film sets, I'm all in favor of and I will cooperate with that in any way that I can.

2. Jenny Durkan:

   Our city complies with federal immigration law and asks that the Department of Justice and ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] do the same, the federal government does not get to run our cities or convert our local law enforcement officials into immigration cops. I implore this administration to focus on real public safety threats, like the opioid crisis, instead of unnecessarily threatening our residents and mayors across the country.

3. Republican Donald Trump:

   I believe in American manufacturing. I love your product, it’s a safety issue.

4. Doug Park:

   Each of these inspections found work processes that were designed for speed but not safety, and they resulted in serious worker injuries, while Amazon has developed impressive systems to make sure its customers’ orders are shipped efficiently and quickly, the company has failed to show the same level of commitment to protecting the safety and well-being of its workers.

5. Erica Culpitt:

   One of the things I'm concerned about is just the overall safety of... the citizens in our community, the women and children especially, there's just a huge cultural difference.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SAFETY
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=SAFETY
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Safety
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=SAFETY
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety
6. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
7. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SAFETY
8. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=SAFETY
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=SAFETY