security

Noun

Meaning

The condition or quality of being secure; secureness.

Freedom from apprehension, anxiety, or care; confidence of power of safety; hence, assurance; certainty.

Hence, carelessness; negligence; heedlessness.

Freedom from risk; safety.

That which secures or makes safe; protection; guard; defense.

Something given, deposited, or pledged, to make certain the fulfillment of an obligation, the performance of a contract, the payment of a debt, or the like; surety; pledge.

One who becomes surety for another, or engages himself for the performance of another's obligation.

An evidence of debt or of property, as a bond, a certificate of stock, etc.; as, government securities.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

protection safety surety guard defense confidence guarantee certainty pledge assurance ease preservation certificate shelter bail
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Antonyms

insecurity gore attack butterfly blitzkrieg butchery
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Hypernyms

department guard section safety instrument assets

Hyponyms

peace protection stock bond insurance confidence

Phrases with the word

State Security security clearance security architecture security through obscurity security by obscurity collateral security

Derivatives

Securities

Examples

People who are willing to give up freedom for the sake of short term security, deserve neither freedom nor security. Benjamin Franklin

We are at war, and our security as a nation depends on winning that war. Condoleezza Rice

True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made. Franklin D. Roosevelt

A good paymaster does not hesitate to give good security. Italian Proverb

The lap of its owner is security enough for a cat. Mexican Proverb

A good paymaster needs no security. Spanish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

securitize securitized securitizer security agent security agreement security alarm