hygiene

What it means

1. countableuncountableThe science of health, its promotion and preservation.
2. countableuncountableThose conditions and practices that promote and preserve health.

   Hygiene is an important consideration in places where food is prepared.

3. countableuncountableCleanliness.

   They have poor personal hygiene.

In a sentence

Hygiene is an important consideration in places where food is prepared.

Where it comes from

1. Ancient Greekὑγιεινή
2. Frenchhygiène
3. Englishhygiene

From French hygiène, from Ancient Greek ὑγιεινή (τέχνη) (hugieinḗ (tékhnē), literally “art of health”), from ὑγιεινός (hugieinós, “of health, good for the health, wholesome, sound, healthy”), from ὑγιής (hugiḗs, “healthy, sound”).