unsafety

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
15
Letters
8

Definition of unsafety

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)Lack of safety; insecurity.
    “[When] private men begin once to presume to give law to themselves, and to right their own wrongs, no man can foresee the dangers and inconveniences that may arise and multiply thereupon. It may cause sudden storms in Court, to the disturbance of his Majesty, and unsafety of his person.”
    “This sense of unsafety and instability is at the heart of the books.”
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noun

  1. (uncountable)Lack of safety; insecurity.
    “[When] private men begin once to presume to give law to themselves, and to right their own wrongs, no man can foresee the dangers and inconveniences that may arise and multiply thereupon. It may cause sudden storms in Court, to the disturbance of his Majesty, and unsafety of his person.”
    “This sense of unsafety and instability is at the heart of the books.”

verb

  1. To remove the safety on a device, such as a weapon.
    “Nathan had been lying; he'd never unsafetied the rifle.”

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Etymology

From un- + safety.

Words you can make from unsafety

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6-letter words

6 words

5-letter words

34 words

4-letter words

67 words

3-letter words

61 words

2-letter words

21 words

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