'Security' definitions:
Definition of 'security'
(from WordNet)
noun
The state of being free from danger or injury; "we support the armed services in the name of national security" [ant: insecurity]
noun
Defense against financial failure; financial independence; "his pension gave him security in his old age"; "insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness" [syn: security, protection]
noun
Freedom from anxiety or fear; "the watch dog gave her a feeling of security"
noun
A formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends; "he held several valuable securities" [syn: security, certificate]
noun
Property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation; "bankers are reluctant to lend without good security" [syn: security, surety]
noun
A department responsible for the security of the institution's property and workers; "the head of security was a former policeman" [syn: security, security department]
noun
A guarantee that an obligation will be met [syn: security, surety]
noun
An electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in [syn: security system, security measure, security]
noun
Measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.; "military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising" [syn: security, security measures]
Definition of 'Security'
From: GCIDE
- Security \Se*cu"ri*ty\, n.; pl. Securities. [L. securitas: cf. F. s['e]curit['e]. See Secure, and cf. Surety.]
- 1. The condition or quality of being secure; secureness. Specifically: (a) Freedom from apprehension, anxiety, or care; confidence of power or safety; hence, assurance; certainty. [1913 Webster]
- His trembling hand had lost the ease, Which marks security to please. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] (b) Hence, carelessness; negligence; heedlessness. [1913 Webster]
- He means, my lord, that we are too remiss, Whilst Bolingbroke, through our security, Grows strong and great in substance and in power. --Shak. [1913 Webster] (c) Freedom from risk; safety. [1913 Webster]
- Give up yourself merely to chance and hazard, From firm security. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Some . . . alleged that we should have no security for our trade. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which secures or makes safe; protection; guard; defense. Specifically: (a) Something given, deposited, or pledged, to make certain the fulfillment of an obligation, the performance of a contract, the payment of a debt, or the like; surety; pledge. [1913 Webster]
- Those who lent him money lent it on no security but his bare word. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] (b) One who becomes surety for another, or engages himself for the performance of another's obligation. [1913 Webster]
- 3. An evidence of debt or of property, as a bond, a certificate of stock, etc.; as, government securities. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Protection; defense; guard; shelter; safety; certainty; ease; assurance; carelessness; confidence; surety; pledge; bail. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'security'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aegis,
- affluence,
- aplomb,
- armament,
- armor,
- arrogance,
- aspiration,
- assumption,
- assurance,
- assured faith,
- assuredness,
- asylum,
- authenticity,
- authoritativeness,
- bail,
- balance,
- balanced personality,
- bamboo curtain,
- barrier of secrecy,
- bed of roses,
- belief,
- blackout,
- bond,
- calculability,
- care,
- censorship,
- certainty,
- certification,
- certitude,
- cheerful expectation,
- clear sailing,
- clover,
- cocksureness,
- collateral,
- comfort,
- confidence,
- confidentness,
- constancy,
- conviction,
- cool,
- courage,
- curtain,
- custodianship,
- custody,
- dependability,
- dependence,
- deposit,
- desire,
- doomed hope,
- earnest,
- ease,
- easy circumstances,
- Easy Street,
- equilibrium,
- expectation,
- fair prospect,
- faith,
- faithworthiness,
- fastness,
- felicity,
- fervent hope,
- firmness,
- fleshpots,
- gage,
- good cheer,
- good hope,
- gracious life,
- gracious living,
- great expectations,
- guarantee,
- guaranty,
- guard,
- guarding,
- happiness,
- harmlessness,
- high hopes,
- homeostasis,
- hope,
- hopeful prognosis,
- hopefulness,
- hopes,
- hoping,
- hoping against hope,
- hubris,
- hush-up,
- immunity,
- imperturbability,
- insurance,
- invariability,
- invincibility,
- invulnerability,
- iron curtain,
- ironbound security,
- lap of luxury,
- life of ease,
- loaves and fishes,
- luxury,
- nerve,
- oath of secrecy,
- official secrecy,
- overconfidence,
- oversureness,
- overweening,
- overweeningness,
- pall,
- pawn,
- pledge,
- poise,
- pomposity,
- positiveness,
- prayerful hope,
- predictability,
- presumption,
- pride,
- promise,
- prospect,
- prospects,
- prosperity,
- prosperousness,
- protection,
- refuge,
- reliability,
- reliance,
- repression,
- risklessness,
- rootedness,
- safeguard,
- safeguarding,
- safeness,
- safety,
- sanctuary,
- sang-froid,
- sanguine expectation,
- seal of secrecy,
- secureness,
- self-assurance,
- self-confidence,
- self-importance,
- self-reliance,
- settled belief,
- shelter,
- shield,
- smothering,
- solidity,
- soundness,
- stability,
- stable equilibrium,
- stable state,
- stableness,
- staunchness,
- steadfastness,
- steadiness,
- steady nerves,
- steady state,
- stifling,
- strength,
- subjective certainty,
- substantiality,
- success,
- suppression,
- sureness,
- surety,
- surveillance,
- the affluent life,
- the good life,
- thriving condition,
- token,
- trust,
- trustworthiness,
- undeflectability,
- unerringness,
- uniformity,
- unshakable nerves,
- unshakableness,
- upward mobility,
- validity,
- veil,
- veil of secrecy,
- velvet,
- ward,
- warrant,
- warranty,
- weal,
- wealth,
- welfare,
- well-being,
- well-grounded hope,
- wraps
Security-Widefield, CO -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Colorado
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Security-Widefield, CO -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Colorado
Population (2000) :
29845
Housing Units (2000) :
10177
Land area (2000) :
14.522255 sq. miles (37.612466 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.493456 sq. miles (1.278046 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
15.015711 sq. miles (38.890512 sq. km)
FIPS code :
68847
Located within :
Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location :
38.744731 N, 104.723226 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Words containing 'Security'
- Securable,
- Secure,
- Secured,
- Securely,
- Securement,
- Secureness,
- Securer,
- Securing,
- Securities,
- Collateral security,
- Secure arms,
- Security, CO,
- agency security,
- collective security,
- convertible security,
- government security,
- homeland security,
- letter security,
- listed security,
- otc security,
- over the counter security,
- public security,
- registered security,
- secured bond,
- securities analyst,
- securities firm,
- securities industry,
- securities law,
- securities market,
- security blanket,
- security consultant,
- security council,
- security department,
- security deposit,
- security director,
- security force,
- security guard,
- security intelligence,
- security interest,
- security measure,
- security measures,
- security review,
- security service,
- security staff,
- security system,
- social security,
- unlisted security,
- Security-Widefield,
- bureau of diplomatic security,
- committee for state security,
- communications security establishment,
- department of homeland security,
- federal security bureau,
- federal security service,
- general security services,
- national security agency,
- national security council,
- private security force,
- securities and exchange commission,
- social security administration,
- social security number,
- transportation security administration,
- zero coupon security,
- Security-Widefield, CO,
- canadian security intelligence service,
- international relations and security network,
- mortgage-backed security,
- security intelligence review committee,
- tax-exempt security,
- zero-coupon security,
- national association of securities dealers automated quotations