Safety Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of SAFETY is the condition of being safe from undergoing or causing hurt, injury, or loss. How to use safety in a sentence. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut safety noun SaveWord safe·​ty |\ˈsāf-tē \ pluralsafeties Definitionofsafety (Entry1of2) 1 :theconditionofbeingsafefromundergoingorcausinghurt,injury,orloss 2 :adevice(asonaweaponoramachine)designedtopreventinadvertentorhazardousoperation 3a(1) :asituationinfootballinwhichamemberoftheoffensiveteamistackledbehinditsowngoallinethatcountstwopointsforthedefensiveteam—comparetouchback (2) :amemberofadefensivebackfieldinfootballwhooccupiesthedeepestpositioninordertoreceiveakick,defendagainstaforwardpass,orstopaballcarrier b :abilliardshotmadewithnoattempttoscoreorsoastoleavetheballsinanunfavorablepositionfortheopponent c :basehit safety verb safetied;safetying Definitionofsafety (Entry2of2) transitiveverb :toprotectagainstfailure,breakage,oraccident safetyarifle Synonyms&Antonyms MoreExampleSentences PhrasesContainingsafety LearnMoreAboutsafety Synonyms&Antonymsforsafety Synonyms:Noun protection, safeness, security Antonyms:Noun danger, distress, endangerment, imperilment, jeopardy, peril, trouble VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofsafetyinaSentence Noun Thechangesweremadeintheinterestofpublicsafety. Hemadesomesuggestionsabouthowtoimproveairlinesafety. I'mworriedaboutthesafetyofthepeoplewhowereleftbehind. Wewerereluctanttoleavetherelativesafetyofourhotel. Shewasonlyamilefromthesafetyofherhomewhentheaccidentoccurred. Thecarhasbeenredesignedforimprovedsafety. Thetoysareinspectedforsafety. Theywereledtosafetybytherescuers. Theinjuredhikerwasfinallyabletoreachsafety. SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb:Noun WhenCovid-19hit,thestaffneededtointroducesafetymeasures,processtestsquickly,oradministervaccinesthatdidn’texist. — RichardConniff,SmithsonianMagazine,24Feb.2022 Thenewvehiclesaremoreenvironmentallyfriendlyandboastmodernamenitieslikeclimatecontrolandsafetyfeatureslikeairbags,backupcamerasandcollisionavoidance—allcurrentlylackingontheagingGrummanvehicles. — DavidSharp,ajc,24Feb.2022 MarkThompson,FloridaDawkins,thenephewofHallofFamesafetyBrianDawkins,isColoradoState’sthird-leadingrusherofall-time. — MattYoung,Chron,23Feb.2022 Armedwithbucketsandtrafficsafetyvests,volunteersarehelpingthenewtscrosstheroadbetweenforestandlakestogettotheotherside. — GwendolynWu,SanFranciscoChronicle,23Feb.2022 TheautomakerinDecemberputoutacallforstrategicpartnerstohelpwithmetals,safety,drivingsystems,andelectronicsforthethree-stagemoonshot. — StephanieMlot,PCMAG,23Feb.2022 Expertsemphasizethatatthistime,thereisnonewsafetyriskassociatedwithCOVID-19vaccines. — ArielleMitropoulos,ABCNews,23Feb.2022 AspartofthePolestar0Project,thesupplypartnersincludeAutoliv,makerofsafetyequipment,andZF,whichbuildselectricpowertrains. — EricStafford,CarandDriver,23Feb.2022 RileyHospitalforChildrenasofTuesdayhad19COVIDpatients,manyofwhomrequireintensivecare,saidDr.MicheleSaysana,chiefqualityandsafetyofficer. — ShariRudavsky,TheIndianapolisStar,23Feb.2022 RecentExamplesontheWeb:Verb OrsafetyBennettWilliamsorcenterAlexForsyth(forthethirdstraightgame). — JohnCanzano,oregonlive,24Oct.2021 DavidpublishedagreatpaperinNaturelatelastyearshowingthatinmiceYamanakagenetherapycansafetyreprogramtheepigenomeoftheretinaandrestorevisioninamousemodelofglaucoma. — AlexZhavoronkov,Forbes,14June2021 Shouldn'tsafetytechnologyhavetheoppositeeffectonfalls?➡JoinPopMechProtogetexclusivehomerenovationadvicefromexpertsandstep-by-stepplansforDIYprojects. — CarolineDelbert,PopularMechanics,26Apr.2021 Theteamisreviewingoptionsincludingatraditionalindooreventatanareahoteloranoutdooreventshouldsafetyprotocolswarrant. — AnnaCaplan,DallasNews,2Apr.2021 Lawmakersputongasmasksandcrawledunderseatsbeforeofficerswhiskedthemtosafetyoutthebackdoorwithoutamomenttospare. — MichaelCabanatuan,SFChronicle.com,13Jan.2021 Histhird-attemptfromhisownendzonedeflectedoffwidereceiverPhatWattstosafetyChristianSwint,whoreturnedittothe8. — GSmith,NOLA.com,22Dec.2020 AmongtheprimaryNewEnglanddefenderstryingtostopEkelerwillbesafetyAdrianPhillips,whospenthisfirstsixNFLseasonswiththeChargers. — JeffMiller,LosAngelesTimes,4Dec.2020 Talbotsaidtheirhopeisthatthemazecanbeaplacewherefamiliescansafetyenjoyoutdoorfamilytime,justtofeelsomekindofsenseofnormalcy,especiallythroughthepandemic. — AlvaroMontano,HoustonChronicle,6Oct.2020 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'safety.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore PhrasesContainingsafety freesafety safety/strengthinnumbers safetybelt safetyfirst safetyglass safetyinnumbers safetylamp safetymatch safetynet safetypin safetyrazor safetyvalve strongsafety freesafety safety/strengthinnumbers safetybelt safetyfirst safetyglass safetyinnumbers safetylamp safetymatch safetynet safetypin safetyrazor safetyvalve strongsafety SeeMore FirstKnownUseofsafety Noun 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1Verb 1916,inthemeaningdefinedabove HistoryandEtymologyforsafety Noun MiddleEnglishsaufte,fromAnglo-Frenchsalveté,saufté,fromsalfsafe LearnMoreAboutsafety Sharesafety PosttheDefinitionofsafetytoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofsafetyonTwitter TimeTravelerforsafety Thefirstknownuseofsafetywas inthe14thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearsafety safethirdcountryagreement safety safetyarch SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforsafety LastUpdated 25Feb2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Safety.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safety.Accessed28Feb.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforsafety safety noun safe·​ty |\ˈsāf-tē \ KidsDefinitionofsafety :freedomfromdangerorharm:thestateofbeingsafe MorefromMerriam-Websteronsafety Nglish:TranslationofsafetyforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofsafetyforArabicSpeakers Britannica.com:Encyclopediaarticleaboutsafety WORDOFTHEDAY founder SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary DifficultSpellingWordsQuiz Whichisthecorrectspelling? accommodate accomodate acommodate acommadate Canyouspellthese10commonlymisspelledwords? TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay “InVinoVeritas”andOtherLatinPhrasestoLiveBy Top10LatinPhrases WordsoftheWeek-Feb.25 Fromtheweekending2/25/2022 On'Biweekly'and'Bimonthly' Sorry,notsorry 10WordsforUncommonColors Colornamestakenfrompaintings,flowers,fleas... 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