Meanings
adjectiveunhygienic (comparative more unhygienic, superlative most unhygienic)
comparative more unhygienic · superlative most unhygienic
- Lacking hygiene; unclean.
Synonyms: dyshygienic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveLacking hygiene; unclean.
Similar
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveunclean and constituting a likely cause of disease
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishhygienic
- Englishunhygienic
Translations
Catalan antihigiènic
- antihigièniclacking hygiene
Danish uhygiejnisk
- uhygiejnisklacking hygiene
Finnish epähygieeninen
- epähygieeninenlacking hygiene
German unhygienisch
- unhygienischlacking hygiene
Polish niehigieniczny, antysanitarny
- niehigienicznylacking hygiene
- antysanitarnylacking hygiene
Portuguese anti-higiénico, anti-higiênico
- anti-higiénicolacking hygiene
- anti-higiênicolacking hygiene
Romanian antiigienic
- antiigieniclacking hygiene
Russian негигиеничный, негигиени́ческий
- негигиеничный (negigijeničnyj)lacking hygiene
- негигиени́ческий (negigijeníčeskij)lacking hygiene
Welsh anlanwaith
- anlanwaithlacking hygiene
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with unhygienic
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APA
unhygienic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhygienic
MLA
“unhygienic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhygienic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unhygienic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhygienic.
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