hygienic

CEFRC1

/haɪˈd͡ʒiːnɪk/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Clean and unlikely to spread disease.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Whose expansion is guaranteed not to cause the accidental capture of identifiers.

Examples

  • It's not very hygienic to use your hands.

  • That doesn't seem very hygienic.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /haɪˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/
  • /hʌɪd͡ʒɪˈɛnɪk/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Pertaining to hygiene; clean, sanitary, free of disease.

More examples

In context

  • In cats, grooming has hygienic benefits.

Antonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

To prevent the spread of germs, the hospital requires all surfaces to be kept blank at all times.

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

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Origin

adjective

From French hygiénique. Displaced earlier hygienal.