Definition of safety

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  • safety is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
  • safety is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
  • safety is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of safety

  • a device designed to prevent injury or accidents (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. guard
    2. safety device
  • a safe place (noun)

    Examples

    1. He ran to safety

    Synonyms

    1. refuge
  • (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. base hit
  • contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. condom
    2. prophylactic
    3. rubber
    4. safe
  • a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line (noun)
  • the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions (noun)

    Examples

    1. insure the safety of the children
    2. the reciprocal of safety is risk

See definition of safety in Merriam Webster