SAFER
What does "SAFER" mean?
The comparative form of safe: more protected from or less exposed to danger.
Meanings
- More free from harm or risk than something else. Taking the side road felt safer than the icy highway.
Word origin
Comparative of 'safe', from Old French 'sauf', from Latin 'salvus' meaning 'uninjured, whole, healthy'; plus the comparative suffix '-er'.
Remember it
SAFER = SAFE + R: add an R to raise the guardrail one notch.
A little poem
She chose the longer, slower way that night-
no quicker road is safer than arriving right.
couplet
What it teaches
Safer is a direction, not a destination; there is always one more rail to add.
Quick facts
What does SAFER mean?
The comparative form of safe: more protected from or less exposed to danger.
Is SAFER a valid word?
Yes — SAFER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SAFER?
SAFER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does SAFER come from?
Comparative of 'safe', from Old French 'sauf', from Latin 'salvus' meaning 'uninjured, whole, healthy'; plus the comparative suffix '-er'.
What can SAFER teach us?
Safer is a direction, not a destination; there is always one more rail to add.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.