hygiene

CEFRB1

/ˈhaɪˌd͡ʒiːn/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Practices that keep the body and surroundings clean and healthy.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Those conditions and practices that promote and preserve health.

Examples

  • Good hygiene helps to minimize the risk of infection.

  • She studies hygiene as part of her domestic science course.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The science of health, its promotion and preservation.

  2. The property of having an expansion that is guaranteed not to cause the accidental capture of identifiers.

More examples

In context

  • Personal hygiene is very important.

  • Hygiene is an important consideration in places where food is prepared.

  • They have poor personal hygiene.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Good oral blank involves brushing teeth, flossing regularly, and using mouthwash daily.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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”).