hygiene

Noun

Meaning

That department of sanitary science which treats of the preservation of health, esp. of households and communities; a system of principles or rules designated for the promotion of health.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hygienics epidemiology health purity sanitation regimen sanitary freshness cleanliness sterilization pasteurization disinfection hygienist cleanness healthiness

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Antonyms

dung meanness infection pollution dirt garbage

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Hypernyms

medicine sanitariness medical specialty

Phrases with the word

lack of hygiene hygiene paper good oral hygiene nice oral hygiene body hygiene kit good dental hygiene

Examples

It is poor civic hygiene to install technologies that could someday facilitate a police state. Bruce Schneier

The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people, and greatly assists the circulation of the blood. Logan Pearsall Smith

Irony is the hygiene of the mind. Elizabeth Bibesco

Western European societies are unprepared for the massive immigration of brown-skinned peoples cooking strange foods and maintaining different standards of hygiene ... All immigrants bring exotic customs and attitudes, but Muslim customs are more troublesome than most. Daniel Pipes

Hygiene is two thirds of health. Lebanese Proverb

Hygiene is two thirds of health. Yiddish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Hygieia hygieist hygienal hygiene paper hygiene poverty hygiene theater