security
nounEtymology
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.
Definitions
The condition of not being threatened, especially physically, psychologically,…
The condition of not being threatened, especially physically, psychologically, emotionally, or financially.
- 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.
Something that secures.
An organization or department responsible for providing security by enforcing laws,…
An organization or department responsible for providing security by enforcing laws, rules, and regulations as well as maintaining order.
- 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.
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Something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation or law.
Freedom from apprehension.
A tradeable financial asset, such as a share of stock or any of various classes of bond.ᵂ
Proof of ownership of stocks, bonds or other investment instruments.
Property etc. temporarily relinquished to guarantee repayment of a loan.
- Near-synonym: collateral
A guarantee.
- 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.
Carelessness
Carelessness; negligence.
- He means, my lord, that we are too remiss, Whilst Bolingbroke, through our security, Grows strong and great in substance and in power.
The neighborhood
- synonymsecurity
- antonyminsecurity
- neighborasset-backed security
- neighborcomputer security
- neighborinformation security
- neighbormortgage-backed security
- neighborsocial security
- neighborbond
- neighborshare
- neighborderivative
- neighborforward
- neighborfuture
- neighboroption
- neighborswap
Derived
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 · +32 more
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at security. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at security. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at security
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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