Associations to the word «Hygiene»

Wiktionary

HYGIENE, noun. The science of health, its promotion and preservation.
HYGIENE, noun. Those conditions and practices that promote and preserve health.
HYGIENE, noun. Cleanliness.
HYGIENE, noun. (computing) (slang) (of a macro) The property of having an expansion that is guaranteed not to cause the accidental capture of identifiers.

Dictionary definition

HYGIENE, noun. A condition promoting sanitary practices; "personal hygiene".
HYGIENE, noun. The science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley