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- [seyf]
- /seɪf/
- /seɪf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [seyf]
- /seɪf/
Definitions of safest word
- adjective safest secure from liability to harm, injury, danger, or risk: a safe place. 1
- adjective safest free from hurt, injury, danger, or risk: to arrive safe and sound. 1
- adjective safest involving little or no risk of mishap, error, etc.: a safe estimate. 1
- adjective safest dependable or trustworthy: a safe guide. 1
- adjective safest careful to avoid danger or controversy: a safe player; a safe play. 1
- adjective safest denied the chance to do harm; in secure custody: a criminal safe in jail. 1
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Origin of safest
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (adj.) Middle English sauf, saf < Anglo-French saf, Old French sauf < Latin salvus intact, whole; (noun) late Middle English save, orig. derivative of save1, assimilated to the adj.; cf. salvation
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Parts of speech for Safest
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safest popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
safest usage trend in Literature
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- what is the safest car?
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