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sanitary

  • /ˈsænɪt(ə)ɹi/ Australia, UK
  • /ˈsænɪˌtɛɹi/ Canada, US
  • [ˈsɛənɪˌtɛɹi] Canada, US
  • /saniˈtaɾi/ Philippines

Where it comes from

19th century, borrowed from French sanitaire, formed from Latin sanitas (“health”). Analysable as sanity + -ary.

adjective more sanitary · most sanitary

  1. Of or relating to health.
  2. Clean and free from pathogens; hygienic.

noun sanitaries

  1. Sanitary towel. When I made evening rounds, I saw women with their hair rolled, using the sanitaries for rollers.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: hygienic, hygienical, healthful, hygiene, sanitation, cleanliness, cleansing, ablution, paramedic, veterinary, medical, sewerage, washroom, heath, toilet, plumbing

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adj of health

Españolsanitario
Françaissanitaire
DeutschGesundheits-
Italianosanitario
Русскийсанита́рный sanitárnyj
Tiếng Việtvệ sinh

adj hygienic

Françaissanitaire
Deutschsanitär
Italianoigienico
Tiếng Việtsạch

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MLA

"sanitary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sanitary. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

sanitary. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sanitary

Chicago

"sanitary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sanitary.

BibTeX
@misc{sanitary_2026,
  title = {sanitary},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sanitary},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}