Meaning

2 senses
  1. Pertaining to hygiene; clean, sanitary, free of disease.

    hygienisch

    гигиени́ческийgigijeníčeskij

    гігієні́чнийhihijeníčnyj

  2. (slang)Whose expansion is guaranteed not to cause the accidental capture of identifiers.

More definitions
  • tending to promote or preserve health

Examples

6 sentences
  1. That doesn't seem very hygienic.

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  2. In cats, grooming has hygienic benefits.

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  3. Keep your tortoise's environment clean and hygienic.

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  4. It's not very hygienic to use your hands.

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  5. Never leave the toilet unflushed, it's not hygienic.

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Translations

8 languages
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Origin

From French hygiénique. Displaced earlier hygienal.

From French hygiénique. Displaced earlier hygienal.

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Forms

more hygienic, most hygienic
Comparativemore hygienic Lesson
Superlativemost hygienic Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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