safetiness

English

Alternative forms

safetyness

Etymology

From safety +‎ -ness.

Noun

safetiness (uncountable)

  1. (nonstandard) Safety; safeness.
    • 1908, O. Henry, “Hostages to Momus”, in The Gentle Grafter, page 183:
      I was anxious after Brother Jackson's safetiness.
    • 1915 July, J.V.N., “Prize Contest Product”, in The Motorman and Conductor, volume 23, number 9, page 9:
      And every union man should teach his children the safetiness of unionism. A non-union man is never safe or secure in any position which he holds because he has not the backing of his fellow employees or an organization to see that he gets a square deal.
    • 2008, Sidsel Jerkö, Increased Exchange in the Building Sector, page 114:
      However, regulation for health and safetiness of the completed construction is incorporated in the building regulation, in most of the modernized laws as guiding principle.
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