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- Dictionaryhygienic/hʌɪˈdʒiːnɪk/
adjective
- 1. conducive to maintaining health and preventing disease, especially by being clean; sanitary: "hygienic conditions"
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clean, especially in order to prevent disease: It isn't hygienic to let animals sit on the dining table. Fewer examples. From what I've heard, the school toilets are not exactly as hygienic as they should be. Food must be prepared and stored in hygienic conditions. You can't eat food that's been on the floor - you know it's not hygienic.
The meaning of HYGIENIC is of or relating to hygiene. How to use hygienic in a sentence.
clean, especially in order to prevent disease: It isn't hygienic to let animals sit on the dining table. Fewer examples. From what I've heard, the school restrooms are not exactly as hygienic as they should be. Food must be prepared and stored in hygienic conditions. You can't eat food that's been on the floor - you know it's not hygienic.
Hygienic is commonly used to mean clean and sanitary. It can also mean promoting good health or related to or involving hygiene —a collection of practices to promote and preserve health, or a condition involving the use of such practices.
If something is hygienic it is good for your health or promotes healthy habits. Mothers are always spouting hygienic messages like "Wash your hands!" or "Brush your teeth!"
Something that is hygienic is clean and unlikely to cause illness. ...a white, clinical-looking kitchen that was easy to keep clean and hygienic. American English : hygienic / haɪdˈʒɛnɪk /
hygienist noun. Definition of hygienic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
