What does secureness mean?
Secureness is a relatively uncommon noun meaning the state of being safe, protected, stable, or free from serious concern. In its principal sense, it describes the security of a place, arrangement, or person: strong locks may increase the secureness of a home, while careful planning can provide secureness in a hazardous situation. It can also refer more broadly to a feeling of certainty and emotional stability, as in finding secureness through a familiar routine. The word is related to secure and security but is less common than either, and its use can sound formal or slightly old-fashioned. In most contemporary writing, security or safety is usually clearer and more idiomatic. Secureness remains useful when a writer wants to emphasize the condition or quality of being secure rather than the protection itself or the absence of danger.
nounThe state of being secure; safety or freedom from danger or serious concern. It can also mean confidence or certainty.
- The condition of being safe, secure, or protected from danger.
- A feeling or state of confidence, stability, or certainty.
"The secureness of the building was improved by installing stronger locks and reinforced doors."
"The guards checked the secureness of the entrance before allowing anyone inside."
"Familiar routines gave her a sense of secureness during the disruption."
The plural is rare; secureness is normally used in the singular or as a mass noun.
"The novel examines different forms of secureness in modern life."
The uncommon word secureness preserves the older sense of security as a condition of being safe, stable, or free from anxiety.
Reviewed by Deb Chak, Editor. AI-assisted content curated by RJS Tech Solutions LLP.
Where does secureness come from?
Secureness is formed in English from secure plus the suffix -ness, meaning “the state or quality of being.” Secure entered Middle English from Old French secur, ultimately from Latin securus, meaning “safe” or “free from danger.” The Latin word is related to security, insecure, and other English formations sharing the same root.
How secureness is actually used
Secureness is uncommon in modern English. Security is normally preferred for protection or freedom from danger, while safety is preferred for the absence of harm. The word has a formal, sometimes old-fashioned tone.
Easily confused with secureness
Security is the more usual modern word for protection from danger or loss, while secureness is a less common and more formal-sounding noun.
Safety focuses primarily on the absence of harm or danger, whereas secureness can also suggest stability, certainty, or freedom from worry.