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How to spell safety

Safety is spelled S-A-F-E-T-Y. Keep the E of safe, then add TY: safe + ty.

hear itsafe·ty/'seɪfti/nounLong vowels

What it means: The condition of being protected from danger or harm.

In a sentence: Wearing a helmet is an important part of bike safety.

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Same family: safe, safely, unsafe, safeguard, safety-feature. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The word “safety” comes from the Old French word “saufte,” meaning security or freedom from danger, which is related to the Latin word “salvus,” meaning unhurt or well. The spelling with “-ty” is the same ending used in many abstract nouns like “beauty” and “purity.”

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