sanitary

[ san-i-ter-ee ]
/ ˈsæn ɪˌtɛr i /

adjective

of or relating to health or the conditions affecting health, especially with reference to cleanliness, precautions against disease, etc.
favorable to health; free from dirt, bacteria, etc.: a sanitary washroom.
providing healthy cleanliness: a sanitary wrapper on all sandwiches.

Origin of sanitary

1835–45; < Latin sānit(ās) health (see sanity) + -ary

SYNONYMS FOR sanitary

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 FOR sanitary

1, 2 unclean, unwholesome; unhealthy, polluted, septic.

OTHER WORDS FROM sanitary

san·i·tar·i·ly, adverb san·i·tar·i·ness, noun pre·san·i·tar·y, adjective

Words nearby sanitary

sanioserous, sanious, sanit., sanitarian, sanitarium, sanitary, sanitary belt, sanitary cordon, sanitary engineering, sanitary inspector, sanitary landfill

British Dictionary definitions for sanitariness

sanitary
/ (ˈsænɪtərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

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

Derived forms of sanitary

sanitarily, adverb sanitariness, noun

Word Origin for sanitary

C19: from French sanitaire, from Latin sānitās health

Medical definitions for sanitariness

sanitary
[ săn′ĭ-tĕr′ē ]

adj.

Of or relating to health.
Free from elements, such as filth or pathogens, that endanger health; hygienic.