sanitary

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈsænɪˌtɛɹi/ UK /ˈsænɪt(ə)ɹi/ See IPA manual

Freq #22061

Meanings

1

adj
Clean and free from germs; hygienic.

The kitchen must be kept sanitary when preparing food.
2

adj
Relating to health and cleanliness, especially the removal of waste.

Poor sanitary conditions can spread disease quickly.

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Synonyms

1 adj · clean and free from germs;... healthful

Word family

Derived forms aerosanitaryhydrosanitaryinsanitaryphytosanitarypresanitarysanitariansanitarilysanitarinesssanitaristsanitariumsanitarywaresanitation

Related forms sane sanitize sanity

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sanitary napkin
an absorbent pad worn to collect menstrual blood

Adjective + noun

Etymology

19th century, borrowed from French sanitaire, formed from Latin sanitas (“health”). Analysable as sanity + -ary.

sanitaire French sanitas Latin

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# sanitary

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈsænɪˌtɛɹi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsænɪt(ə)ɹi/
**Frequency rank:** 22061

## Meanings
1. Clean and free from germs; hygienic.
2. Relating to health and cleanliness, especially the removal of waste.

## Examples
- The kitchen must be kept sanitary when preparing food.
- Poor sanitary conditions can spread disease quickly.

## Derived Forms
- aerosanitary
- hydrosanitary
- insanitary
- phytosanitary
- presanitary
- sanitarian
- sanitarily
- sanitariness
- sanitarist
- sanitarium
- sanitaryware
- sanitation

## Related Forms
- sane
- sanitize
- sanity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: sanitaire
- Root: sanitas

## Etymology
19th century, borrowed from French sanitaire, formed from Latin sanitas (“health”). Analysable as sanity + -ary.

## AI Etymology
Sanitary 19th century, borrowed from French sanitaire, formed from Latin sanitas (“health”). Analysable as sanity + -ary. Modern senses include clean and free from germs; hygienic. and relating to health and cleanliness, especially the removal of waste.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as aerosanitary, hydrosanitary, insanitary, phytosanitary, presanitary, and sanitarian and related forms such as sane, sanitize, and sanity.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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