adj
Meaning 1
Not safe (various senses); dangerous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unsafe
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ʌnˈseɪf/
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rhymes with -eɪf
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CMU ARPABET: AH0 N S EY1 F Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
To remove the safety from (a weapon).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a dangerous criminal
- a dangerous bridge
- unemployment reached dangerous proportions
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dangerous
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 4
lacking in security or safety
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his fortune was increasingly insecure
- an insecure future
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: insecure
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
not safe from attack
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: insecure
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English safe English unsafe From un- (not) + safe.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h2éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Old English on- Middle English on- English un- English safe English unsafe From un- (reversive prefix) + safe.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: несигурен (nesiguren) — not safe
- Bulgarian: опасен (opasen) — not safe
- Catalan: insegur — not safe
- Czech: nebezpečný — not safe
- Danish: usikker — not safe
- Dutch: onveilig — not safe
- Finnish: turvaton — not safe
- Finnish: vaarallinen — not safe
- French: dangereux — not safe
- German: unsicher — not safe
- Italian: insicura — not safe
- Latin: intūtus — not safe
- Māori: haumarukore — not safe
- Norwegian Bokmål: usikker — not safe
- Norwegian Nynorsk: usikker — not safe
- Polish: niebezpieczny — not safe
- Portuguese: inseguro — not safe
- Romanian: nesigur — not safe
- Russian: опасный (opasnyj) — not safe
- Serbo-Croatian: opasan — not safe
- Spanish: inseguro — not safe