secure

English

/səˈkjʊə(ɹ)/, /səˈkjʊɹ/

adj
Definitions
  • Free from attack or danger; protected.
  • Free from the danger of theft; safe.
  • Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
  • Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.
  • Firm and not likely to fail; stable.
  • Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.
  • Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; commonly used with of.
  • (obsolete) Overconfident; incautious; careless.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin securus (safe, easy, careless, reckless, tranquil, quiet, in a bad sense, secure, of things, free from care, of persons, also free from danger).

Origin

Latin

securus

Gloss

safe, easy, careless, reckless, tranquil, quiet, in a bad sense, secure, of things, free from care, of persons, also free from danger

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Property

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