Hygiene Definition
hījēn
noun
The science of health and its maintenance; system of principles for the preservation of health and prevention of disease.
Webster's New World
Sanitary practices; cleanliness.
Personal hygiene.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- hygienics
- sanitary provisions
- sanitary measures
- hygiantics
- healthful living
- hygienization
- preventive medicine
- public-health
- regimen
- hygiology
- cleanliness
Antonyms:
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Other Word Forms of Hygiene
Noun
Singular:
hygiene
Plural:
hygienesOrigin of Hygiene
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French hygiène New Latin hygieina both from Greek hugieinē (tekhnē) (art) of health feminine of hugieinos relating to health, healthful from hugiēs healthy aiw- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French hygiène, from Ancient Greek ὑγιαίνω (hugiainō, “be healthy, sound”), from ὑγιής (hugies, “healthy, sound”).
From Wiktionary
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