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- DictionarySan·i·tar·y/ˈsanəˌterē/
adjective
- 1. relating to the conditions that affect hygiene and health, especially the supply of sewage facilities and clean drinking water: "a sanitary engineer"
1. : of or relating to health. sanitary measures. 2. : of, relating to, or used in the disposal especially of domestic waterborne waste. a sanitary sewer system. 3. : characterized by or readily kept in cleanliness. sanitary packages.
of or relating to health or the conditions affecting health, especially with reference to cleanliness, precautions against disease, etc. Synonyms: unpolluted, antiseptic, germfree, clean. Antonyms: septic, polluted, unhealthy, unwholesome, unclean. favorable to health; free from dirt, bacteria, etc.: a sanitary washroom.
clean and not dangerous for your health, or protecting health by removing dirt and waste, especially human waste: Cholera thrives in poor sanitary conditions. There were only very basic sanitary facilities on the site. His kitchen didn't look very sanitary (= clean).
clean and not dangerous for your health, or protecting health by removing dirt and waste, especially human waste: Cholera thrives in poor sanitary conditions. There were only very basic sanitary facilities on the site. His kitchen didn't look very sanitary (= clean).
adjective. free from filth and pathogens. “ sanitary conditions for preparing food”. “a sanitary washroom”. synonyms: healthful. hygienic, hygienical. tending to promote or preserve health. see more. see less.
Sanitary means concerned with keeping things clean and healthy, especially by providing a sewage system and a clean water supply.
sanitary. [only before noun] connected with keeping places clean and healthy to live in, especially by removing human waste. Overcrowding and poor sanitary conditions led to disease in the refugee camps. The hut had no cooking or sanitary facilities.
1. Of or relating to health or the protection of health. 2. Free from elements, such as filth or pathogens, that endanger health; hygienic: sanitary conditions for the preparation of food. [French sanitaire, from Latin sānitās, health; see sanity .] san′i·tar′i·ly (-târ′ə-lē) adv.
Of health or the rules and conditions of health; esp., promoting health and healthful conditions by the elimination of dirt and agents of infection or disease. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Free from elements, such as filth or pathogens, that endanger health; hygienic. Sanitary conditions for the preparation of food.
sanitary meaning: relating to preventing disease by removing dirt and waste: . Learn more.
