sanitary

American  

[san-i-ter-ee] / ˈsæn ɪˌtɛr i /

adjective

1. of or relating to health or the conditions affecting health, especially with reference to cleanliness, precautions against disease, etc.

   Synonyms:

   antiseptic, unpolluted, germfree, clean

   Antonyms:

   septic, polluted, unhealthy, unwholesome, unclean

2. favorable to health; free from dirt, bacteria, etc..

   a sanitary washroom.

   Synonyms:

   salutary, healthy, antiseptic, unpolluted, germfree, clean

   Antonyms:

   septic, polluted, unhealthy, unwholesome, unclean

3. providing healthy cleanliness.

   a sanitary wrapper on all sandwiches.

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sanitary British  

/ -trɪ, ˈsænɪtərɪ /

adjective

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

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Related Words

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.

Other Word Forms

• presanitary adjective
• sanitarily adverb
• sanitariness noun

Etymology

Origin of sanitary

First recorded in 1835–45; from Latin sānit(ās) “health” ( sanity ) + -ary

Example Sentences

Unicharm has been able to recycle these materials into products with less rigorous sanitary requirements, like toilet paper.

From Barron's

Crozier said: "I couldn't believe what I was seeing, I saw actual toilet sewerage material and things like sanitary products. So how can that be treated water?"

From BBC

Again and again throughout that second day she had to ask the impatient woman monitor at the head of our row for permission to go to the ditch that served as sanitary facility.

From Literature

There was constant hunger and a lack of basic necessities, including sanitary pads.

From BBC

Charity chief executive, Fola Komolafe, said she wanted people to experience "what it's like to make a sanitary towel" to give them a greater understanding of the issue.

From BBC