Meanings
nounsafe sex (uncountable)
- uncountableSexual activity engaged in by people who have taken precautions to protect themselves against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
"Safe sex"—who would have ever thought those two words would exist in the same sentence?
1988, Wendy Goldman, Judy Toll, Casual Sex?, spoken by Stacy (Lea Thompson)Synonyms: protected sex
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSexual activity engaged in by people who have taken precautions to protect themselves against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
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Chinese Mandarin 安全性行為 /安全性行为, 安全性交
- 安全性行為 /安全性行为 (ānquán xìngxíngwéi)sexual activity that minimizes risks
- 安全性交 (ānquán xìngjiāo)sexual activity that minimizes risks
- 安全性愛 /安全性爱 (ānquánxìng'ài)sexual activity that minimizes risks
Czech bezpečný sex
- bezpečný sexsexual activity that minimizes risks
Danish sikker sex
- sikker sexsexual activity that minimizes risks
Estonian turvaseks
- turvasekssexual activity that minimizes risks
Finnish turvaseksi
- turvaseksisexual activity that minimizes risks
French sécuri-sexe, rapports sexuels protégés
- sécuri-sexesexual activity that minimizes risks
- rapports sexuels protégéssexual activity that minimizes risks
German Safer Sex, geschützter Sex
- Safer Sexsexual activity that minimizes risks
- geschützter Sexsexual activity that minimizes risks
Hungarian biztonságos szex
- biztonságos szexsexual activity that minimizes risks
Irish gnéas sábháilte
- gnéas sábháiltesexual activity that minimizes risks
Japanese セーファーセックス
- セーファーセックス (sēfā-sekkusu)sexual activity that minimizes risks
Polish bezpieczny seks
- bezpieczny sekssexual activity that minimizes risks
Portuguese sexo seguro
- sexo segurosexual activity that minimizes risks
Russian безопа́сный секс
- безопа́сный секс (bezopásnyj sɛks)sexual activity that minimizes risks
Spanish sexo seguro
- sexo segurosexual activity that minimizes risks
Swahili ngono salama
- ngono salamasexual activity that minimizes risks
Turkish güvenli seks, güvenli cinsel ilişki
- güvenli sekssexual activity that minimizes risks
- güvenli cinsel ilişkisexual activity that minimizes risks
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APA
safe sex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/safe%20sex
MLA
“safe sex.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/safe%20sex. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “safe sex,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/safe%20sex.
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