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sanitary

san·i·tar·y
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [san-i-ter-ee]
    • /ˈsæn ɪˌtɛr i/
    • /ˈsæn.ɪ.tər.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [san-i-ter-ee]
    • /ˈsæn ɪˌtɛr i/

Definitions of sanitary word

  • adjective sanitary of or relating to health or the conditions affecting health, especially with reference to cleanliness, precautions against disease, etc. 1
  • adjective sanitary favorable to health; free from dirt, bacteria, etc.: a sanitary washroom. 1
  • adjective sanitary providing healthy cleanliness: a sanitary wrapper on all sandwiches. 1
  • adjective sanitary relating to hygiene 1
  • adjective sanitary clean, hygienic 1
  • adjective sanitary menstrual 1

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Origin of sanitary

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
1835-45; < Latin sānit(ās) health (see sanity) + -ary

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Parts of speech for Sanitary

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sanitary popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for sanitary

adj sanitary

  • all there — having his or her wits about him or her; of normal intelligence
  • anti-bacterial — destructive to or inhibiting the growth of bacteria.
  • anti-biotic — any of a large group of chemical substances, as penicillin or streptomycin, produced by various microorganisms and fungi, having the capacity in dilute solutions to inhibit the growth of or to destroy bacteria and other microorganisms, used chiefly in the treatment of infectious diseases.
  • antibacterial — effective against bacteria
  • antiseptic — Antiseptic is a substance that kills germs and harmful bacteria.

adjective sanitary

  • dirtless — Free of dirt.
  • nonirritating — Not irritating; not an irritant.
  • nontoxic — of, pertaining to, affected with, or caused by a toxin or poison: a toxic condition.
  • wholesome — conducive to moral or general well-being; salutary; beneficial: wholesome recreation; wholesome environment.

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