[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hygienic/)

[dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [H](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/h/) / hygienic

# hygienic

adjective (hygienic, more hygienic, most hygienic); adverb «hygienically»

«hygienic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Clean and free of germs, so it is unlikely to spread illness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hygienic/#m1)
2. Helping to keep things clean and healthy: a hygienic way of storing food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hygienic/#m2)

### In the lessons

In health, science and food-tech lessons, hygienic habits stop germs spreading: washing hands, covering sneezes, keeping kitchens clean, storing food properly. Hospitals, kitchens and bathrooms must be hygienic. Phrases: hygienic conditions, it is not hygienic to…, a hygienic kitchen, more hygienic.

### Examples

- It is not hygienic to share a toothbrush. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hygienic/#x1)
- The school kitchen must be kept hygienic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hygienic/#x2)
- Washing your hands with soap is the most hygienic thing to do before eating. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hygienic/#x3)
- Paper towels can be more hygienic than a shared cloth towel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hygienic/#x4)
- The nurse put on gloves to keep things hygienic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hygienic/#x5)
- Licking the spoon and putting it back in the jar is not hygienic! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hygienic/#x6)
- Cats are quite hygienic animals and wash themselves a lot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hygienic/#x7)

### Note

Spelling trap: «hygienic» has «-gie-»: h-y-g-i-e-n-i-c. Noun: «hygiene» (personal hygiene). Opposite: «unhygienic». «Hygienic» is about germs and cleanliness, not about tidiness: a messy room can be hygienic and a neat one can have germs.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hygienic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hygienic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hygienic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hygienic.html) on Mova free.