secureness
Definition
Noun: 1. The quality of being firmly fixed, stable, or not likely to fail or be lost. This meaning refers to a state of physical or metaphorical stability and reliability. 2. The state of being free from fear, anxiety, or danger; a feeling of safety and confidence. This meaning refers to an emotional or psychological state of being protected and untroubled.
Examples
- Referring to physical or metaphorical stability:
- The engineer checked the secureness of the bridge's foundations before allowing traffic to cross.
- Investors were concerned about the financial secureness of the company.
- Referring to a state of safety and freedom from fear:
- The child's secureness was evident in her willingness to explore the room while her parent was present.
- He spoke with a calm secureness that put everyone at ease.
Advanced Usage
- "A sense of secureness": This phrase is often used to describe the subjective feeling of being safe and free from worry.
- Living in a quiet neighborhood gave her a deep sense of secureness.
Variants and Related Words
- Secure (adjective): Fixed firmly; not likely to be lost; safe from danger or risk.
- Make sure the ladder is secure before climbing.
- Secure (verb): To fix something firmly; to obtain something, especially with effort; to make safe.
- Please secure the door. She secured a new job.
- Security (noun): The state of being secure; measures taken to ensure safety.
- Airport security has been increased.
- Insecureness (noun): The opposite state; the quality of being uncertain, unstable, or anxious.
Synonyms
- For stability/firmness: Stability, firmness, fastness, steadiness.
- For safety/freedom from fear: Safety, protection, confidence, assurance.
Antonyms
- Insecureness, instability, looseness, uncertainty, anxiety, fear.
Noun
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the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment
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the state of freedom from fear or danger
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