secure
/səˈkjʊɹ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.64 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
adj
Firm and not likely to fail; stable.
adj
Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.
Example Sentences
- "The vast majority of American Jews not only greatly dislike President Trump but also believe he has made them less safe: according to a May 2019 poll, nearly three-quarters of Jewish voters believe American Jews are less secure under Trump than they were before, 71 percent disapprove of Trump’s overall job performance, and nearly 60 percent believe that he bears at least some responsibility for the synagogue shootings carried out by white nationalists in Pittsburgh and Poway."
- "But thou, secure of soul, unbent with woes."
- "No sooner were we up there, than the old woman dragged the ladder, by which we had ascended, away with a chuckle, as if she was now secure that we could do no mischief, and sat herself down again once more, to doze and await her master's return."
- "secure of a welcome"
- "Confidence then bore thee on, secure / Either to meet no danger, or to find / Matter of glorious trial."
- "They were secure where they ought to have been wary, and timorous where they might well have been secure."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /səˈkjʊɹ/
Usage
Inflected Forms
securer (comparative)
more secure (comparative)
securest (superlative)
most secure (superlative)
secuer (alternative, obsolete)
secures (present, singular)
securing (participle, present)
secured (participle, past)
secured (past)
no-table-tags (table tags)
glossary (inflection template)
secured (first person, past)