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sanitary

[ san-i-ter-ee ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to health or the conditions affecting health, especially with reference to cleanliness, precautions against disease, etc.

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  2. favorable to health; free from dirt, bacteria, etc.:

    a sanitary washroom.

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  3. providing healthy cleanliness:

    a sanitary wrapper on all sandwiches.



sanitary

/ -trɪ; ˈsænɪtərɪ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to health and measures for the protection of health
  2. conducive to or promoting health; free from dirt, germs, etc; hygienic
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԾٲ, adverb
  • ˈԾٲԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • i·ٲi· adverb
  • i·ٲi·Ա noun
  • ·i·ٲy adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sanitary1

First recorded in 1835–45; from Latin Ծ() “health” ( sanity ) + -ary
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sanitary1

C19: from French sanitaire, from Latin Ծ health
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Synonym Study

Sanitary, hygienic agree in being concerned with health. Sanitary refers more especially to conditions affecting health or measures for guarding against infection or disease: to insure sanitary conditions in preparing food. Hygienic is applied to whatever concerns the care of the body and the promotion of health: to live in hygienic surroundings with plenty of fresh air.
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Items in the pantry so far include sanitary towels, baby food, teabags, dog food and beans.

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They have described beatings, severe overcrowding, insufficient medical care, scabies outbreaks, and poor sanitary conditions.

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A lack of water pressure causes other problems for the household, from a lack of heating to sanitary issues.

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These spills also have been shown to introduce microplastics, drugs and sanitary products into rivers and seas.

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Reusable and sustainable, menstrual cups are an alternative to sanitary pads and tampons.

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