hygienic
Pertaining to hygienePertaining to hygiene; clean, sanitary, free of disease.
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» That doesn't seem very hygienic.
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Examples
6 sentencesThat doesn't seem very hygienic.
In cats, grooming has hygienic benefits.
Keep your tortoise's environment clean and hygienic.
Meaning
2 sensesPertaining to hygiene; clean, sanitary, free of disease.
hygienisch
гигиени́ческийgigijeníčeskij
гігієні́чнийhihijeníčnyj
(slang)Whose expansion is guaranteed not to cause the accidental capture of identifiers.
- tending to promote or preserve health
Origin
From French hygiénique. Displaced earlier hygienal.From French hygiénique. Displaced earlier hygienal.
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Forms
more hygienic, most hygienic| Comparative | more hygienic Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most hygienic Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- tending to promote or preserve health:hygienical
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.