Safest

/ˈseɪfəst/ adjective

Definition

Superlative form of safe; most protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury.

Etymology

From Old French 'sauf' meaning 'uninjured,' from Latin 'salvus' (whole, uninjured). The superlative form developed in Middle English following standard Germanic patterns for adjective comparison.

Kelly Says

The progression from Latin 'salvus' (meaning 'saved' or 'whole') to our modern 'safest' shows how concepts of physical integrity became associated with security. It's the same root that gives us 'salvation' and 'salve,' revealing how safety and healing were once linguistically linked.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አረጋጋማ
aregagama
ARالعربية
الأمن nhất
al-amn akthar
BNবাংলা
নিরাপদতম
nirapodtom
CACatalà
més segur
mes seɡur
CSČeština
nejbezpečnější
nejbɛpɛt͡ʃɲiː
DADansk
sikkert
ˈsɛɡɐ
DEDeutsch
sicherste
ˈziːçɐstə
ELΕλληνικά
ασφαλέστερος
asfalésteros
ESEspañol
más seguro
más seɡuro
FAفارسی
ایمن ترین
ayman tarin
FISuomi
turvallisin
turvalːisin
FRFrançais
le plus sûr
lə plu syʁ
GUGU
સૌથી સુરક્ષિત
sau thi surakshit
HAHA
mafi amin
mafi amin
HEעברית
הבטוח ביותר
habituach b'yoter
HIहिन्दी
सबसे सुरक्षित
sabse surakshit
HUMagyar
legbiztonságosabb
lɛɡbiztonsɒɡosɒb
IDBahasa Indonesia
paling aman
paling aman
IGIG
nke kwesịrị
nke kwesiri
ITItaliano
più sicuro
pjù ˈsiːkuro
JA日本語
最も安全
mottomo anzen
KKKK
ең қауіпсіз
eń qauipsiz
KMKM
សុវត្ថិភាពបំផុត
suvatthi pheap bompul
KO한국어
가장 안전한
gajang anjeonhan
MRMR
सुरक्षित
surakshit
MSBahasa Melayu
paling selamat
paling selamat
MYမြန်မာ
အချိန်ဆုံး
a kyin hsu
NLNederlands
veiligste
ˈvɛiləɣstə
NONorsk
safest
sæfest
PAPA
ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤ
sab to surakkhyat
PLPolski
najbezpieczniej
najbɛpʲɛt͡ʂɲɛj
PTPortuguês
mais seguro
majz seˈɡuɾu
RORomână
cel mai sigur
t͡ʃel maj ˈsiɡur
RUРусский
самый безопасный
samyy bezopasnyy
SVSvenska
säkraste
sɛkraste
SWKiswahili
salama zaidi
salama zaidi
TAதமிழ்
பாதுகாப்பான
paadukaappaa
TEతెలుగు
భద్రమైన
bhadramaina
THไทย
ปลอดภัยที่สุด
plotphai thisut
TLTL
pinakaligtas
pinakaligtas
TRTürkçe
en güvenli
en guvenli
UKУкраїнська
найбезпечніший
najbezpečnišyj
URاردو
سب سے محفوظ
sab se mahfooz
VITiếng Việt
an toàn nhất
an toan nhat
YOYO
tó gbọ̀n
to gbo
ZH中文
最安全
zuì ānquán
ZUZU
ekhululekile
ekhululekile

Related Words

Explore More Words

Get the Word Orb API

Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.