noun · neutral

hygiene

UK/ˈhaɪdʒiːn/US/ˈhaɪdʒin/hy·GIENE

Band 5-6task1speaking

conditions or practices that help to maintain health and prevent disease, especially through cleanliness

Examples

Good personal hygiene includes washing your hands regularly.

Food hygiene standards in the restaurant were very high.

Hospitals must maintain strict hygiene to prevent infections.

Band 8 sentence

Simple improvements in hygiene, like clean water and handwashing, can have a huge impact on public health.

Collocations

  • personal hygiene
  • food hygiene
  • poor hygiene

Word family

hygienic adjectiveunhygienic adjective

Common mistakes

hygienic vs hygiene confusion: 'good hygienic' used as noungood hygiene

hygienes (plural)hygiene

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5cleanliness6sanitation7+hygiene

Synonyms

sanitation

Easily confused

sanitation

Improving sanitation in the city reduced waterborne diseases.

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