security
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: business
finance
law
Etymology: From secure + -ity, from Middle English securite, from Middle French securité (modern sécurité), from Latin sēcūritās, from Latin sēcūrus (“safe, secure”), from sē- (“without”) + cūra (“care”); see cure. Similar to Latin sine cūrā (“without care, carefree”), which led to English sinecure. Doublet of surety.
Base: secure
Affixes: -ity
Inflected forms:
form: securities
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: secuerity
pos: noun
tags: alternative
obsolete
Senses:
gloss: The condition of not being threatened, especially physically, psychologically, emotionally, or financially.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
examples: Chad always carries a gun for his own security.
The pink blanket gives little Mary lots of security.
Give up yourself merely to chance and hazard, / From firm security.
Was there no way to provide for the Safety of Britain, or the Security for its Trade, but by the French Kings turning his own Arms to beat his Grandſon out of Spain?
gloss: Something that secures.
pos: noun
tags: countable
gloss: An organization or department responsible for providing security by enforcing laws, rules, and regulations as well as maintaining order.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Pamela works in security.
[…] Going through security I held her for so long / She finally looked at me in love and she was gone
The threat of terrorism to the British lies in the overreaction to it of British governments. Each one in turn clicks up the ratchet of surveillance, intrusion and security. Each one diminishes liberty.
From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.
gloss: Something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation or law.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Freedom from apprehension.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A tradeable financial asset, such as a share of stock or any of various classes of bond.ᵂ
pos: noun
tags: countable
in-plural
often
uncountable
gloss: Proof of ownership of stocks, bonds or other investment instruments.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Property etc. temporarily relinquished to guarantee repayment of a loan.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Near-synonym: collateral
gloss: A guarantee.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: As to Perſons of Quality, they give Security to appropriate a certain Sum for each Child, ſuitable to their Condition; and theſe Funds are always managed with good Husbandry and the moſt exact Juſtice.
Those who lent him money lent it on no security but his bare word.
gloss: Carelessness; negligence.
pos: noun
tags: countable
obsolete
uncountable
examples: He means, my lord, that we are too remiss,
Whilst Bolingbroke, through our security,
Grows strong and great in substance and in power.
Synonyms: security
Antonyms: insecurity
Derived words: antisecurity
biosecurity
collateral security
collective security
convertible security
countersecurity
cryptosecurity
cybersecurity
DevSecOps
e-security
flexicurity
food security
homeland security
hydrosecurity
job security
letter security
maximum-security
maximum security
minimum security
minimum-security
national security
necrosecurity
neurosecurity
nonsecurity
personal security
presecurity
public security
restricted security
securitarian
securitize
security architecture
security barrier
security blanket
security-by-design
security by design
security by obscurity
security-by-obscurity
security cam
security camera
security chain
security clearance
security community
Security Council
security culture
security deposit
security detail
security distance
security forces
security guard
security hole
security housing unit
security interest
security market line
security mom
security officer
security police
security principal
security printer
security procedure
security service
security system
security theater
security theatre
security through obscurity
security-through-obscurity
security van
securitywise
securocracy
securocrat
securocratic
social security number
ultrasecurity
witsec
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