safeness


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safe

 (sāf)
adj. saf·er, saf·est
1.
a. Free from danger or injury; undamaged or unhurt: He returned from the voyage safe and sound.
b. Not exposed to the threat of danger or harm: The children were safe at home all through the storm.
c. Usable in specified conditions without being damaged. Often used in combination: a microwave safe container.
2. Free from risk; not liable to be lost; sure: a safe bet.
3. Affording protection: a safe place.
4. Baseball Having reached a base without being put out, as a batter or base runner.
n.
1. A metal container usually having a lock, used for storing valuables.
2. A repository for protecting stored items, especially a cooled compartment for perishable foods: a cheese safe.

[Middle English sauf, from Old French, from Latin salvus, healthy; see sol- in Indo-European roots.]

safe′ly adv.
safe′ness n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.safeness - the quality of being safe
characteristic - a distinguishing quality
dangerousness - the quality of not being safe
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safeness

noun
The quality or state of being safe:
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Translations
أمان
bezpečnost
sikkerhed
biztonságosság
öryggi

safeness

[ˈseɪfnɪs] Nseguridad f
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safeness

nSicherheit f
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safeness

[ˈseɪfnɪs] n (of construction, machine) → sicurezza
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safe1

(seif) adjective
1. (negative unsafe) protected, or free (from danger etc). The children are safe from danger in the garden.
2. providing good protection. You should keep your money in a safe place.
3. unharmed. The missing child has been found safe and well.
4. not likely to cause harm. These pills are safe for children.
5. (of a person) reliable. a safe driver; He's a very fast driver but he's safe enough.
ˈsafeness noun
ˈsafely adverb
without harm or risk. He got home safely.
ˈsafety noun
the state of being safe. I worry about the children's safety on these busy roads; a place of safety; (also adjective) safety goggles; safety helmet.
ˈsafeguard noun
anything that gives security or protection. a safeguard against burglary.
verb
to protect. Put a good lock on your door to safeguard your property.
ˈsafety-belt noun
a fixed belt in a car or aircraft used to keep a passenger from being thrown out of the seat in an accident, crash etc.
safety lamp
a type of lamp used in mines that does not set fire to any inflammable gases there.
ˈsafety measures noun plural
They took safety measures to prevent another accident
ˈsafety-pin noun
a pin that has a cover over its point when it is closed.
safety valve
a valve eg on a pressure cooker that opens if the pressure of the steam in it becomes too great.
be on the safe side
to avoid risk or danger. I'll lock the door just to be on the safe side.
safe and sound
unharmed. He returned safe and sound.
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Almost 300 kilograms of meat from the slaughterhouse that also produced meat from sick cows were distributed to restaurants and schools, informed Jozef Biacuterescaron, head of the State Veterinary and Food Administration of the Slovak Republic, at press briefing in Ivachnova on January 31.Biacuterescaron said that he cannot tell if the meat was from sick animals."According to the statements of Polish authorities, the official inspections did not take place as they should have, so it is impossible to guarantee the safeness of the meat," he said, as quoted by the TASR newswire.
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