securus

== Latin == === Etymology === From sē- (“without”) + cūra (“care”). See cure. Similar to Latin sine cūrā (“without care, carefree”), which led to English sinecure. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [seːˈkuː.rʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [seˈkuː.rus] === Adjective === sēcūrus (feminine sēcūra, neuter sēcūrum, comparative sēcūrior, adverb sēcūrē); first/second-declension adjective careless, negligent unconcerned, untroubled, carefree fearless free from danger, safe, secure quiet, composed, serene ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Derived terms ==== sēcūrē sēcūritās ==== Descendants ==== === References === === Further reading === “securus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “securus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "securus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “securus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.