hygiene meaning

UK /ˈhaɪdʒiːn/ US /ˈhaɪdʒin/ 2 syllables

hygiene (noun): a condition promoting sanitary practices.

hygiene has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

hygiene as a noun

  1. a condition promoting sanitary practices
    • personal hygiene

    Type of: sanitariness

    Related forms: hygienic, hygienical

  2. the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health

    Synonyms: hygienics

    Type of: medicine

    Related forms: hygienic

How to pronounce hygiene

hygiene is pronounced /ˈhaɪdʒiːn/ in British English and /ˈhaɪdʒin/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 14 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HY · words ending in NE · 7-letter words

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