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safe
adjective (NO RISK) /seɪf/Definition
C1 describes things that do not involve any risk: I think we should go for the safest option (= the one that involves the least risks). He never usually remembers my birthday, so it's a safe bet (= I am certain) he'll forget again this time!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 (NO RISK) 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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