What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Welfare vs Safely - What's the difference?

welfare | safely |

As a noun welfare

is (uncountable) health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect.

As an adverb safely is

in a safe manner; without risk; using caution above all else.

welfare

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) Health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect.
  • * , chapter=19
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare . Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets.}}
  • (uncountable, chiefly, US) Various forms of financial aid provided by the government to those who are in need of it (abbreviated form of Welfare assistance ).

    • Synonyms

    * income support, public assistance, social security

    Antonyms

    * evilfare * illfare * woefare * wofare

    External links

    * * *

    See also

    * * ----

    safely

    English

    Adverb

    (en-adv)
  • In a safe manner; without risk; using caution above all else.
  • *
    • With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely : what you see is what you get
  • In a secure manner; without the possibility of injury or harm resulting.
  • *, chapter=15
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=Edward Churchill still attended to his work in a hopeless mechanical manner like a sleep-walker who walks safely on a well-known round. But his Roman collar galled him, his cossack stifled him, his biretta was as uncomfortable as a merry-andrew's cap and bells.}}
  • *
    • It had been agreed that they should all meet in the big barn as soon as Mr. Jones was safely out of the way.