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safetiness

safetiness noun: safety; safeness.

Noun

safetiness (uncountable)

  1. (nonstandard) Safety; safeness.
    • I was anxious after Brother Jackson's safetiness.1908, O. Henry, “Hostages to Momus”, in The Gentle Grafter, page 183
    • And every union man should teach his children the safetiness of unionism. A non-union man is never safe or secure in any position which he holds because he has not the backing of his fellow employees or an organization to see that he gets a square deal.1915 July, J.V.N., “Prize Contest Product”, in The Motorman and Conductor, volume 23, number 9, page 9

Origin of safetiness

From safety + -ness.

Questions about safetiness

What does safetiness mean?
Safetiness means safety; safeness.
What part of speech is safetiness?
Safetiness is a noun.

Words near safetiness in the dictionary

  1. safeties
  2. safetified
  3. safetifies
  4. safetify
  5. safetifying
  6. safetiness
  7. safety
  8. safety arch
  9. safety arches
  10. safety area
  11. safety areas

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