Emily Dickinson Lexicon

sad (-dest), adj. [OE < Germanic 'full, satisfy'.]

1. Sorrowful; affected with grief (NW #1 of Sad).
2. Afflictive; calamitous; cause of sorrow (NW #5 of Sad).

sadden (-ed), v. [see sad, adj.]

Disappointed; made unhappy.

saddle, n. [OE poss. < IE 'sit'.]

A seat for a rider to be used on the back of a horse or other animal; esp., a concave seat of leather having side flaps and fitted with girths and stirrups.

sadly, adv. [see sad, adj.]

Regrettably; unfortunately.

sadness, n. [see sad, adj.]

Sorrowfulness; mournfulness; melancholy.

safe (-er, -est), adj. [ME < L. salvus uninjured, entire, healthy.]

1. Secured from harm (NW #3 of Safe).
2. Free from danger (NW #1 of Safe).
3. Not challenging, easy, requiring less effort.
4. Free from hurt, injury or damage (NW #2 of Safe).
5. Better, wiser, preferred.

safely, adv. [see safe, adj.]

1. Hidden, secret, private.
2. Without incurring danger or hazard of evil consequences (NW #1 of Safely).
3. Without injury (NW #2 of Safely).

safety, n. [Fr. sauveté < L. salvitāt-em; see safe, adj.]

Exemption from hurt or injury; freedom from danger.

saffron, n. [Fr. < Arab. or Turk.]

Yellow; orange-red product consisting of the dried stigmas of Crocus sativus.

sagacious, adj. [L. sagācem, discern acutely; see sage, adj.]

Shrewd; acuteness of mental discernment; aptitude for discovering truth; penetrating and judicious in estimation of character and motives.