Meanings
comparative more hypoallergenic · superlative most hypoallergenic
- Containing fewer allergens; minimally allergenic.
However, unless you have a nonshedding, nonlicking breed, there's no such thing as a truly hypoallergenic dog. How about a nice goldfish instead?
2017, Howard Bennett, The Fantastic Body: What Makes You Tick & How You Get Sick - immunologyRelating to a hypoallergen.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Coined between 1950 and 1955 from hypo- + allergenic. Some say that it was coined by advertisers in 1953. Merriam-Webster puts the date at 1940.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مِن غَيْر المُرَجَّح أَن يُسَبِّب حَسَاسِيَّة
- مِن غَيْر المُرَجَّح أَن يُسَبِّب حَسَاسِيَّة (min ḡayr al-murajjaḥ ʔan yusabbib ḥasāsiyya)containing few allergens
Dutch hypoallergeen, allergeenarm
- hypoallergeencontaining few allergens
- allergeenarmcontaining few allergens
Estonian hüpoallergeenne
- hüpoallergeennecontaining few allergens
Finnish hypoallergeeninen
- hypoallergeeninencontaining few allergens
French hypoallergénique
- hypoallergéniquecontaining few allergens
Greek υποαλλεργικός
- υποαλλεργικός (ypoallergikós)containing few allergens
Irish hiopailléirgineach
- hiopailléirgineachcontaining few allergens
Polish hipoalergiczny
- hipoalergicznycontaining few allergens
Russian гипоаллергенный
- гипоаллергенный (gipoallergennyj)containing few allergens
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with hypoallergenic
Cite this entry
hypoallergenic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypoallergenic
“hypoallergenic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypoallergenic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypoallergenic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypoallergenic.
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