Safe Definition

sāf
safer, safest
adjective
safer, safest
Free from damage, danger, or injury; secure.
Webster's New World
Having escaped danger or injury; unharmed.
Webster's New World
Usable in specified conditions without being damaged. Often used in combination.
A microwave safe container.
American Heritage Medicine
Giving protection.
Webster's New World
Free from risk; not liable to be lost; sure.
A safe bet.
American Heritage
noun
A container or box, capable of being locked and usually of metal, in which to store valuables.
Webster's New World
Any compartment, box, etc. for storing food, etc.
A meat safe.
Webster's New World
A condom.
Webster's New World
suffix

Void from danger or commonly associated problems.

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Other Word Forms of Safe

Noun

Singular:
safe
Plural:
safes

Adjective

Base Form:
safe
Comparative:
safer
Superlative:
safest

Origin of Safe

  • Middle English sauf from Old French from Latin salvus healthy sol- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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