hygiene en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- hījēn' (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ˈhaɪˌd͡ʒiːn/ (General-American)
- /ˈhʌɪˌd͡ʒiːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- hī'jēn (General-American)
- /haɪˈd͡ʒiːn/ (General-American)
Etymology
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”).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The science of health, its promotion and preservation.
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(countable, uncountable) Those conditions and practices that promote and preserve health.
Hygiene is an important consideration in places where food is prepared.
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(countable, uncountable) Cleanliness.
They have poor personal hygiene.
- (countable, of a macro, slang, uncountable) The property of having an expansion that is guaranteed not to cause the accidental capture of identifiers.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hygienes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
zoohygiene · social hygiene · sleep hygiene · racial hygiene · mental hygiene · hygiene theater · hygienic · chronohygiene · body hygiene kit · oral hygiene · hygienism · cyberhygiene · hyperhygienist · hygiene poverty · occupational hygiene · hygienics · hygienically · hygienist · personal hygiene · feminine hygiene
Translations (95)
km អនាម័យ (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · hi स्वच्छता (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · fr hygiène (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · sv hygien (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · mfe lizienn (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · tr sağlık bilgisi (science of health) · ar حِفْظ الصِّحَّة (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · sh higijéna (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · ar عِلْم حِفْظ الصِّحَّة (science of health) · sh хигије́на (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · tr hıfzıssıhha (science of health) · tr hijyen (science of health) · ms kebersihan (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · oc igièna (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · ko 위생학 (science of health) · id kebersihan (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · pl higiena (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · nl hygiëne (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · th อนามัย (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · ps حفظ الصحه (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · ast hixene (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · sk hygiena (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · tr hijyen (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · kk гигиена (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · uz gigiyena (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · uk гігіє́на (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · be саніта́рыя (science of health) · mk хигие́на (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · da hygiejne (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · fi hygienia (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · mn эрүүл ахуй (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · ur حِفْظانِ صِحَت (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · si ස්වස්ථතාව (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · gu સ્વચ્છતા (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · tt гигиена (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · cmn 衛生 /卫生 (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · sq higjienë (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · ky гигиена (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · ro igienă (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · lt higiena (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · nb hygiene (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · ms higin (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · pl higiena (science of health) · vi vệ sinh (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · tk gigiýena (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · nn hygiene (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · ca higiene (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · et hügieen (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · th สุขลักษณะ (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · is hreinlæti (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · cmn 衛生學 /卫生学 (science of health) · af higiëne (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · de Hygiene (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · cy glanweithdra (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · fa حفظ الصحه (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · ml ശുചി (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · ar عِلْم الصِّحَّة (science of health) · ga sláinteachas (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · kmr hîjyen (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · ka ჰიგიენა (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · yi היגיענע (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · it igiene (science of health) · az gigiyena (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · he גֵהוּת (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · gl hixiene (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · hy հիգիենա (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · th สุขศึกษา (science of health) · ru гигие́на (science of health) · eo higieno (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · es higiene (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · tl palalusugan (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · bg хигие́на (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · lo ອະນາໄມ (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · ja 衛生 (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · pt higiene (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · ug تازىلىق (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · he הִיגְיֶנָה \ היגיינה (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · be гігіе́на (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · ru гигие́на (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · fa بهداشت (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · ko 위생 (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · ml ശുചിതപരിപാലനം (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · cs hygiena (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · bn স্বাস্থ্যবিজ্ঞান (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · it igiene (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · tg беҳдошт (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · sl higiena (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · hu higiénia (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · bn স্বাস্থ্যবিধি (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · tg гигиена (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · el υγιεινή (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · ar نَظَافَة (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · lv higiēna (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) · ja 衛生学 (science of health) · it salubrità (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health)