noun
safety
SAYF-tee
noun
1
The condition of being protected from danger, risk, or harm.
"Workers wear helmets on site for their own safety."
"Passenger safety is the airline's top priority."
2
A switch or catch on a weapon that prevents it from firing accidentally.
"He flicked the safety off before entering the room."
How to Use Safety
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishBeing free from danger or risk of injury — or a mechanism that prevents accidents.
Common pairings
road safety
safety measures
put the safety on
Word Forms
safetied past tense, safeties plural, safeties singular
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Etymology
From Old French sauveté, ultimately from Latin salvus ("safe, whole").