hygienic

1. 1.

   tending to promote or preserve health

   “hygienic habits like using disposable tissues”

   “hygienic surroundings with plenty of fresh air”

   Synonymshygienical

   Similarsanitary

Questions about hygienic

What does hygienic mean?

hygienic means "tending to promote or preserve health".

How many syllables are in hygienic?

hygienic has 3 syllables: hy-gie-nic. The stress falls on "gie".

What is another word for hygienic?

Close synonyms include hygienical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hygienic a common word?

hygienic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.