hygiene
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hygiene
- /ˈhʌɪˌd͡ʒiːn/ UK
- /ˈhaɪˌd͡ʒiːn/ US
- /haɪˈd͡ʒiːn/ US
Where it comes from
From French hygiène, from Ancient Greek ὑγιεινή (τέχνη) (hugieinḗ (tékhnē), literally “art of health”), from ὑγιεινός (hugieinós, “of health, good for the health, wholesome, sound, healthy”), from ὑγιής (hugiḗs, “healthy, sound”).
noun hygienes
- The science of health, its promotion and preservation.
- Those conditions and practices that promote and preserve health. Hygiene is an important consideration in places where food is prepared.
- Cleanliness. They have poor personal hygiene.
- The property of having an expansion that is guaranteed not to cause the accidental capture of identifiers.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: hygienics, sanitary, sanitation, cleanliness, cleansing, wash, cleaner, washroom, toilet, birth, clean-up, cleaning, life, environmental, unsanitary, care
Translations
Every language
noun science of health
| 한국어 | 위생학 wisaenghak |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 衛生学 eiseigaku |
| 中文 | 衛生學 /卫生学 wèishēngxué |
| Deutsch | Hygiene |
| Italiano | igiene |
| Русский | гигие́на gigijéna |
| العربية | عِلْم الصِّحَّة ʕilm aṣ-ṣiḥḥa, عِلْم حِفْظ الصِّحَّة ʕilm ḥifẓ aṣ-ṣiḥḥa |
noun conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
| Español | higiene |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 위생 wisaeng |
| 日本語 | 衛生 eisei |
| 中文 | 衛生 /卫生 wèishēng |
| हिन्दी | स्वच्छता svacchatā |
| Português | higiene |
| Français | hygiène |
| Deutsch | Hygiene |
| Italiano | igiene, salubrità |
| Ελληνικά | υγιεινή ygieiní |
| Română | igienă |
| Русский | гигие́на gigijéna |
| Tiếng Việt | vệ sinh |
| العربية | نَظَافَة naẓāfa, حِفْظ الصِّحَّة ḥifẓ aṣ-ṣiḥḥa |
| עברית | גֵהוּת gehút, הִיגְיֶנָה \ היגיינה higyéna |
Talk about this word "hygiene." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hygiene. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hygiene. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hygiene "hygiene." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hygiene.Cite this
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title = {hygiene},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
