Word a Day
sanitary
What does sanitary mean?
sanitary (adjective): clean and free from pathogens; hygienic.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How do you pronounce sanitary?
/ˈsænɪˌtɛɹi/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does sanitary come from?
19th century, borrowed from French sanitaire, formed from Latin sanitas (“health”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “sanitary” mean?
of unknown name; whose name is withheld
Not quite: that's what anonymous means.
incapable of being avoided or prevented
Not quite: that's what inevitable means.
clean and free from pathogens; hygienic
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helpful or good to something or someone
Not quite: that's what beneficial means.
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