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security
English
Alternative forms
- secuerity (mostly obsolete)
Etymology
secure +? -ity, from Middle English securite, from Middle French securité (modern sécurité), from Latin s?c?rit?s, from Latin s?c?rus (“safe, secure”), from se- (“without”) +? cura (“care”); see cure. Similar to Latin sine cura (“without care, carefree”), which led to English sinecure. Doublet of surety.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /s??kj????ti/, /s??kj????ti/
- (US) IPA(key): /s??kj??.??ti/, [s??kj??.???i], /s??kj??.??ti/, [s??kj??.???i]
Noun
security (countable and uncountable, plural securities)
- (uncountable) The condition of not being threatened, especially physically, psychologically, emotionally, or financially.
- (countable) Something that secures.
- An organization or department responsible for providing security by enforcing laws, rules, and regulations as well as maintaining order.
- (law) Something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation or law.
- (law) Freedom from apprehension.
- (finance, often used in plural) A tradeable financial asset, such as a share of stock.W
- (finance) Proof of ownership of stocks, bonds or other investment instruments.
- (finance) Property etc. temporarily relinquished to guarantee repayment of a loan.
- A guarantee.
- (obsolete) Carelessness; negligence.
Synonyms
- (condition of not being threatened): safety
- (something that secures): protection
- (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation): guarantee, surety
- See also Thesaurus:security
Antonyms
- insecurity (condition of being threatened)
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? Japanese: ?????? (sekyuriti)
Translations
References
- security at OneLook Dictionary Search
- security in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- security in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- security on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
security From the web:
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- what security cameras work with alexa
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- what security system works with alexa
- what security type is iphone hotspot
watchmen
English
Noun
watchmen
- plural of watchman
watchmen From the web:
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- watchmen what happened to the american dream
- watchmen what to know before watching
- watchmen what you need to know
- watchmen what fell from the sky
- watchmen what of the night
- watchmen what happened to night owl
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