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personal hygiene

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The hygienic measures concerning a person's bodily condition, notably external cleanliness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: health, medicine, sciences

Examples

  • The modern bathroom is the temple of personal hygiene.

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Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: نَظَافَة شَخْصِيَّة — personal hygiene
  • Chinese Mandarin: 個人衛生 /个人卫生 (gèrén wèishēng) — personal hygiene
  • Dutch: lichaamshygiëne — personal hygiene
  • Dutch: lichaamsverzorging — personal hygiene
  • Finnish: henkilökohtainen hygienia — personal hygiene
  • French: hygiène corporelle — personal hygiene
  • Galician: hixiene persoal — personal hygiene
  • German: Körperpflege — personal hygiene
  • German: Personalhygiene — personal hygiene
  • Khiamniungan Naga: tēmsīu — personal hygiene
  • Romanian: igienă personală — personal hygiene
  • Romanian: igienă corporală — personal hygiene
  • Russian: ли́чная гигие́на (líčnaja gigijéna) — personal hygiene
  • Turkish: kişisel temizlik — personal hygiene
  • Ukrainian: особиста гігієна (osobysta hihijena) — personal hygiene
  • Volapük: hügien pösodik — personal hygiene