no-riskadj.
/ˈnəʊrɪsk/, U.S. /ˈnoʊˈrɪsk/ Chiefly U.S.
Free of risk; (also) cautious, unadventurous.
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the world > action or operation > safety > [adjective] > safe or not dangerous > safe or free from risk
sure?1473
safe?1545
dangerless?1555
canny1592
peril-lessa1618
secure1617
unperilous1621
unhazardous1683
riskless1822
no-risk1932
1932 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 9 Oct. ii. 8/4 (advt.) New shaving invention..Guaranteed profits, no-risk offer.
1956 Econometrica 24 261 The method proposed will result in an optimum program that shows less ‘risky’ features than does the no-risk linear program.
1976 Chem. Week (Nexis) 28 Jan. 5 What troubles us is the underlying norisk principle involved and its implication. Under such a guide, what products..can be shown to be absolutely safe?
1987 Sci. Amer. Mar. 45/3 The relative value of stocks compared with no-risk interest-bearing investments.
1990 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) June 103 (advt.) Even with this defense against offset impacts, the absolutely no-risk, no-damage, no-injury accident is..unattainable.
2001 N.Y. Times 4 Jan. d6/5 The Capitals were more physical.., going out of their way to hit Lemieux whenever possible while playing their no-risk neutral-zone trap.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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