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security

Syllables: se·cu·rit·y/sɪˈkjʊəɹɪti/

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British/sɪˈkjɵːɹɪtɪj/

security noun: the condition of not being threatened, especially physically, psychologically, emotionally, or financially.

Noun

security (countable and uncountable, plural securities)

  1. (uncountable) 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.
    Synonyms:
    safety
  2. (countable) Something that secures.
    Synonyms:
    protection
  3. 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 gone1977, Graham Nash, “Just a Song Before I Go”, in CSN, performed by Crosby, Stills & Nash
  4. Something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation or law.
    Synonyms:
    guarantee, surety, pledge
  5. Freedom from apprehension.
  6. (in plural, often) A tradeable financial asset, such as a share of stock or any of various classes of bond.
  7. Proof of ownership of stocks, bonds or other investment instruments.
  8. Property etc. temporarily relinquished to guarantee repayment of a loan.
    • Near-synonym: collateral
    Synonyms:
    collateral
  9. 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.1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “Of the Inhabitants of Lilliput; […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume I, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […]...
    • Those who lent him money lent it on no security but his bare word.1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter XII, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and...
  10. (obsolete) 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.1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to...

security meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

security in Hindi

condition of not being threatened
सुरक्षा surakṣā, हिफ़ाज़त hifāzat
something that secures
रक्षा rakṣā, सुरक्षा surakṣā
something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation
प्रतिभूति pratibhūti, ज़मानत zamānat
finance: tradeable financial asset
प्रतिभूति pratibhūti

security in Tamil

பாதுகாப்பு, பத்திரம், பத்திரத்தன்மை, சேமுறுதி, சொத்து ஜாமீன், பாதுகாவலர்

security in Marathi

security
सुरक्षा surakṣā

security in Urdu

condition of not being threatened
اَمْنِیَت amniyat, حِفاظَت hifāzat, اَمان amān
something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation
ضامِن zāmin, ضَمانَت zamānat, کَفالَت kafālat
More languagesFewer languages
security in Bengali
নিরাপত্তা nirapotta
security in Telugu
భద్రత bhadrata
security in Malayalam
സുരക്ഷ
security in Kannada
ಭದ್ರತೆ, ಕ್ಷೇಮ, ಸುರಕ್ಷತೆ, ನೆಮ್ಮದಿ
security in Punjabi
ਸੁਰੱਖਿਆ surakkhiā, ਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਕ surakkhiaka
security in Gujarati
સુરક્ષા
security in Odia
ସୁରକ୍ଷା
security in Sanskrit
सुरक्षा surakṣā
security in Nepali
सुरक्षा
security in Pashto
امان amān
security in Tagalog
kapanatagan
security in Arabic
أَمْن ʔamn, أَمَان ʔamān, سَلَامَة salāma, حِمَايَة ḥimāya
security in Malay
keselamatan
security in Indonesian
keselamatan, keamanan
security in Thai
ความปลอดภัย kwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-pai
security in Vietnamese
an toàn
security in Myanmar
လုံခြုံရေး lumhkrum-re:, ဘေးဆီးရန်ကာ bhe:hci:ranka

Examples of security in a sentence

  • Give up yourself merely to chance and hazard, / From firm security.c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies...
  • 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?1711 December 8 (Gregorian calendar), [Jonathan Swift], “The Eighth Article of the Grand Alliance”, in The Conduct of the Allies, and of...
  • An earthly paradise, where, free from care and toil, they could live on the sweet fruits of a delightful garden, and where birds and beasts frisked about them in fearless security.1918, James George Frazer, Folk-Lore In The Old Testament, volume 1, page 51:
  • Each one in turn clicks up the ratchet of surveillance, intrusion and security.2012 December 14, Simon Jenkins, “We mustn't overreact to North Korea boys' toys”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 2, page 23:

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Synonyms of security

Antonyms

All synonyms and antonyms of security

Forms of security

pluralsecurities
alternative form (obsolete)secuerity

Plural of security: securities

Origin of security

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.

Words formed from security

Phrases with security

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Questions about security

What does security mean?
Security means the condition of not being threatened, especially physically, psychologically, emotionally, or financially.
What is security in Hindi?
Security in Hindi is सुरक्षा (surakṣā), हिफ़ाज़त (hifāzat), प्रतिभूति (pratibhūti). See Security meaning in Hindi.
How do you use security in a sentence?
Give up yourself merely to chance and hazard, / From firm security.
What part of speech is security?
Security is a noun.
How do you pronounce security?
Security is pronounced /sɪˈkjʊəɹɪti/ (UK).
What is the plural of security?
The plural of security is securities.

Words near security in the dictionary

  1. securitized
  2. securitizer
  3. securitizers
  4. securitizes
  5. securitizing
  6. security
  7. security architecture
  8. security barrier
  9. security barriers
  10. security blanket
  11. security blankets

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: security (page history and authors); security (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); सुरक्षा (Marathi) (page history and authors); security (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); security (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਕ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); security (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); security (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); security (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); امان (Pashto) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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