safety
Roget category 664
5. Words relating to the voluntary powers› 5.2. Prospective volition
›› 5.2.2. Subservience to ends
#664.
Safety
noun
safety,
security,
surety,
impregnability —
invulnerability,
invulnerableness
etc.
adj. —
danger past,
danger over —
storm blown over —
coast clear —
escape
etc.
671 —
means of escape —
blow valve,
safety valve,
release valve,
sniffing valve —
safeguard,
palladium.
guardianship,
wardship,
wardenship —
tutelage,
custody,
safekeeping —
preservation
etc.
670 —
protection,
auspices.
safe-conduct,
escort,
convoy —
guard,
shield
etc.
(defense)
717 —
guardian angel —
tutelary god,
tutelary deity,
tutelary saint —
genius loci.
protector,
guardian —
warden,
warder —
preserver,
custodian,
duenna [Sp.],
chaperon,
third person.
watchdog,
bandog† —
Cerberus —
watchman,
patrolman,
policeman —
cop [Slang],
dick [Slang],
fuzz [Slang],
smokey [Slang],
peeler [Slang],
zarp [Slang] —
sentinel,
sentry,
scout
etc.
(warning)
668 —
garrison —
guardship†.
[Means of safety]
refuge
&c.,
anchor
etc.
666 —
precaution
etc.
(preparation)
673 —
quarantine,
cordon sanitaire [Fr.].
[Sense of security].
confidence
etc.
858
verb
be safe
etc.
adj. —
keep one's head above water,
tide over,
save one's bacon —
ride out the storm,
weather the storm —
light upon one's feet,
land on one's feet —
bear a charmed life —
escape
etc.
671.
make safe,
render safe
etc.
adjective
—
protect —
take care of
etc.
(care)
459 —
preserve
etc.
670 —
cover,
screen,
shelter,
shroud,
flank,
ward —
guard
etc.
(defend)
717 —
secure
etc.
(restrain)
751 —
entrench,
intrench†,
fence round
etc.
(circumscribe)
229 —
house,
nestle,
ensconce —
take charge of.
escort,
convoy —
garrison —
watch,
mount guard,
patrol.
make assurance doubly sure
etc.
(caution)
864 —
take up a loose thread —
take precautions
etc.
(prepare for)
673 —
double reef topsails.
seek safety —
take shelter,
find shelter
etc.
666.
adjective
safe,
secure,
sure —
in safety,
in security —
on the safe side —
under the shield of,
under the shade of,
under the wing of,
under the shadow of one's wing —
under cover,
under lock and key —
out of danger,
out of the woods,
out of the meshes,
out of harm's way —
unharmed,
unscathed —
on sure ground,
at anchor,
high and dry,
above water —
unthreatened†,
unmolested —
protected
etc.
v. —
cavendo tutus [Lat.] —
panoplied
etc.
(defended)
717†.
snug,
seaworthy —
weatherproof,
waterproof,
fireproof.
defensible,
tenable,
proof against,
invulnerable —
unassailable,
unattackable,
impenetrable —
impregnable,
imperdible† —
inexpugnable —
Achillean†.
safe and sound
etc.
(preserved)
670 —
scathless
etc.
(perfect)
650 —
unhazarded† —
not dangerous
etc.
665.
unthreatening,
harmless —
friendly
(cooperative)
709.
protecting,
protective
etc.
v. —
guardian,
tutelary —
preservative
etc.
670 —
trustworthy
etc.
939.
adverb
ex abundanti cautela [Lat.] —
with impunity.
phrase
all's well —
salva res est [Lat.] —
suave mari magno [Lat.] —
a couvert [Fr.] —
e terra alterius spectare laborem [Lat.]
[Lucretius];
Dieu vous garde [Fr.].
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