noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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hī'jēn
hījēn'
/ˈhaɪˌd͡ʒiːn/
/haɪˈd͡ʒiːn/
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CMU ARPABET:HH AY1 JH IY2 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The science of health, its promotion and preservation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Those conditions and practices that promote and preserve health.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Hygiene is an important consideration in places where food is prepared.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Cleanliness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
They have poor personal hygiene.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The property of having an expansion that is guaranteed not to cause the accidental capture of identifiers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hygienics
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: medicine, medical specialty
6
noun
Meaning 6
a condition promoting sanitary practices
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
personal hygiene
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sanitariness
History
Etymology
From French hygiène, from Ancient Greek ὑγιεινή (τέχνη) (hugieinḗ (tékhnē), literally “art of health”), from ὑγιεινός (hugieinós, “of health, good for the health, wholesome, sound, healthy”), from ὑγιής (hugiḗs, “healthy, sound”).
Across languages
Translations
95 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
عِلْم الصِّحَّة
(ʕilm aṣ-ṣiḥḥa)
— science of health
Arabic:
عِلْم حِفْظ الصِّحَّة
(ʕilm ḥifẓ aṣ-ṣiḥḥa)
— science of health
Belarusian:
саніта́рыя
(sanitáryja)
— science of health
Chinese Mandarin:
衛生學 /卫生学
(wèishēngxué)
— science of health
Italian:
igiene
— science of health
Japanese:
衛生学
(eiseigaku)
— science of health
Korean:
위생학
(wisaenghak)
— science of health
Polish:
higiena
— science of health
Russian:
гигие́на
(gigijéna)
— science of health
Thai:
สุขศึกษา
(sùk-kà-sʉ̀k-sǎa)
— science of health
Turkish:
hijyen
— science of health
Turkish:
sağlık bilgisi
— science of health
Turkish:
hıfzıssıhha
— science of health
Afrikaans:
higiëne
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Albanian:
higjienë
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Arabic:
نَظَافَة
(naẓāfa)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Arabic:
حِفْظ الصِّحَّة
(ḥifẓ aṣ-ṣiḥḥa)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Armenian:
հիգիենա
(higiena)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Asturian:
hixene
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Azerbaijani:
gigiyena
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Belarusian:
гігіе́на
(hihijéna)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Bengali:
স্বাস্থ্যবিধি
(śastthobidhi)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Bengali:
স্বাস্থ্যবিজ্ঞান
(śastthobiggên)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Bulgarian:
хигие́на
(higiéna)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Catalan:
higiene
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Chinese Mandarin:
衛生 /卫生
(wèishēng)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Czech:
hygiena
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Danish:
hygiejne
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Dutch:
hygiëne
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Esperanto:
higieno
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Estonian:
hügieen
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Finnish:
hygienia
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
French:
hygiène
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Galician:
hixiene
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Georgian:
ჰიგიენა
(higiena)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
German:
Hygiene
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Greek:
υγιεινή
(ygieiní)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Gujarati:
સ્વચ્છતા
(svacchatā)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Hebrew:
גֵהוּת
(gehút)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Hebrew:
הִיגְיֶנָה \ היגיינה
(higyéna)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Hindi:
स्वच्छता
(svacchatā)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Hungarian:
higiénia
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Icelandic:
hreinlæti
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Indonesian:
kebersihan
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Irish:
sláinteachas
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Italian:
igiene
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Italian:
salubrità
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Japanese:
衛生
(eisei)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Kazakh:
гигиена
(gigiena)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Khmer:
អនាម័យ
(ʼaʼnaamay)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Korean:
위생
(wisaeng)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Northern Kurdish:
hîjyen
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Kyrgyz:
гигиена
(gigiyena)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Lao:
ອະນາໄມ
(ʼa nā mai)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Latvian:
higiēna
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Lithuanian:
higiena
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Macedonian:
хигие́на
(higiéna)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Malay:
kebersihan
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Malay:
higin
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Malayalam:
ശുചി
(śuci)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Malayalam:
ശുചിതപരിപാലനം
(śucitaparipālanaṁ)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Mauritian Creole:
lizienn
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Mongolian:
эрүүл ахуй
(erüül axuj)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Norwegian Bokmål:
hygiene
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Norwegian Nynorsk:
hygiene
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Occitan:
igièna
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Pashto:
حفظ الصحه
(hefz ol-seha)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Persian:
بهداشت
(behdâšt)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Persian:
حفظ الصحه
(hefz ol-seha)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Polish:
higiena
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Portuguese:
higiene
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Romanian:
igienă
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Russian:
гигие́на
(gigijéna)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Serbo-Croatian:
хигије́на
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Serbo-Croatian:
higijéna
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Sinhalese:
ස්වස්ථතාව
(swasthatāwa)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Slovak:
hygiena
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Slovene:
higiena
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Spanish:
higiene
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Swedish:
hygien
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Tagalog:
palalusugan
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Tajik:
гигиена
(gigiyena)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Tajik:
беҳдошт
(behdošt)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Tatar:
гигиена
(gigiyena)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Thai:
สุขลักษณะ
(sùk-lák-sà-nà)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Thai:
อนามัย
(à-naa-mai)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Turkish:
hijyen
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Turkmen:
gigiýena
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Ukrainian:
гігіє́на
(hihijéna)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Urdu:
حِفْظانِ صِحَت
(hifzān-e sehat)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Uyghur:
تازىلىق
(taziliq)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Uzbek:
gigiyena
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Vietnamese:
vệ sinh
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Welsh:
glanweithdra
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health
Yiddish:
היגיענע
(higyene)
— conditions and practices that promote and preserve health