sanitariness
ɪˌtɛr adjective
1.
of or pertaining to health or the conditions affecting health, especially with reference to cleanliness, precautions against disease, etc.
2.
favorable to health; free from dirt, bacteria, etc.: a sanitary washroom.
3.
providing healthy cleanliness: a sanitary wrapper on all sandwiches.
Related forms
san·i·tar·i·ly, adverb
san·i·tar·i·ness, noun
pre·san·i·tar·y, adjective
Synonyms
1, 2. clean, germ-free, unpolluted, antiseptic. 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. 2. healthy, salutary.
1, 2. clean, germ-free, unpolluted, antiseptic. 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. 2. healthy, salutary.
Antonyms
1, 2. unclean, unwholesome; unhealthy, polluted, septic.
1, 2. unclean, unwholesome; unhealthy, polluted, septic.
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sanitary (ˈsænɪtərɪ, -trɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 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 |
| [C19: from French sanitaire, from Latin sānitās health] | |
| 'sanitarily | |
| —adv | |
| 'sanitariness | |
| —n | |
| sanitary (ˈsænɪtərɪ, -trɪ) | |
| —adj | |
| 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 |
| [C19: from French sanitaire, from Latin sānitās health] | |
| 'sanitarily | |
| —adv | |
| 'sanitariness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
sanitary
1842, from Fr. sanitaire (1812), from L. sanitas "health," from sanus "healthy, sane." In ref. to menstrual pads, first attested 1881 (in sanitary towel). Sanitize first recorded 1836; metaphoric sense is from 1934.
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Medical Dictionary
sanitary san·i·tar·y (sān'ĭ-těr'ē)
adj.
Of or relating to health.
Free from elements, such as filth or pathogens, that endanger health; hygienic.
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