hygienic

hy·gien·ic

adjective \ˌhī-ˈjē-nik, -ˈje- also -jē-ˈe-nik\

Definition of HYGIENIC

1

a : of or relating to hygiene

b : having or showing good hygiene <hygienic conditions>

2

a : antiseptic 3c <sweetly hygienic production … comic in an entirely innocuous way — J. W. Aldridge>

b : antiseptic 4 <a hygienic view of national realities and moral imperatives — I. L. Horowitz>

— hy·gien·i·cal·ly \-ni-k(-ə)lē\ adverb

Examples of HYGIENIC

1. For hygienic reasons, restaurants should wash silverware and drinking glasses more than once.
2. The hygienic conditions of the operating room are maintained by the nursing staff.
3. The prisoners' living quarters were not hygienic.

First Known Use of HYGIENIC

1833

Related to HYGIENIC

Synonyms

aseptic, germfree, sanitary, sterile

Antonyms

germy, insanitary, unhygienic, unsanitary, unsterile

Related Words

germproof; antibacterial, antibiotic, antiseptic, germicidal, microbicidal; clean, immaculate, pristine, spick-and-span (or spic-and-span), spotless, squeaky-clean, stainless, unsoiled, unstained, unsullied; beneficial, healthful, healthy, restorative, salubrious, salutary, salutiferous, wholesome; pure, taintless, undefiled, unpolluted, untainted; abluted, bleached, cleansed, purified, scrubbed, washed, whitened

Near Antonyms

infectious, miasmic, pathogenetic, pathogenic, poisonous, sickening, toxic; bedraggled, besmirched, dingy, dirty, draggled, dusty, filthy, foul, grimy, grubby, grungy, mucky, muddy, nasty, smirched, soiled, sordid, stained, sullied, unclean, uncleanly, unwashed; insalubrious, noxious, unhealthful, unhealthy, unwholesome; defiled, polluted, tainted, unsterilized

hy·gien·ic

adjective \ˌhī-jē-ˈen-ik, hī-ˈjen-, hī-ˈjēn-\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of HYGIENIC

: of, relating to, or conducive to health or hygiene

—hy·gien·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ (audio pronunciation) (audio pronunciation) adverb