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safe
adjective (NOT IN DANGER) /seɪf/Definition
A1 not in danger or likely to be harmed: In some cities you don't feel safe going out alone at night.Safe and secure B1 not harmed or damaged: She said that all the hostages were safe.Undamaged, unbroken or in good condition safe and sound C2 completely safe and without injury or damage: After three days lost in the mountains, all the climbers arrived home safe and sound.Safe and secure safeness
/ˈseɪf.nəs/ noun [U] › I'm a bit worried about the safeness of this machine for (= whether this machine will cause any danger to) children.Safe and secure
(Definition of safe adjective (NOT IN DANGER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -friendly suffix
- as safe as houses idiom
- copper-bottomed adjective
- fail-safe adjective
- firmly adverb (NOT LOOSELY)
- firmly adverb (STRONGLY)
- immune adjective
- innocuous adjective
- inoffensive adjective
- inviolate adjective
- kind adjective
- ozone-friendly adjective
- roadworthy adjective
- sb/sth won't bite idiom
- seaworthy adjective
- secure adjective (FIXED)
- securely adverb (FIXED)
- securely adverb (PROTECTED)
- the coast is clear idiom
- there's safety in numbers idiom
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