sanitary

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
11
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈsænɪt(ə)ɹi/
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/ˈsænɪt(ə)ɹi/ · /ˈsænɪˌtɛɹi/ · [ˈsɛənɪˌtɛɹi] · /saniˈtaɾi/

Definition of sanitary

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Of or relating to health.
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adj

  1. Of or relating to health.
  2. Clean and free from pathogens; hygienic.

noun

  1. Sanitary towel.
    “When I made evening rounds, I saw women with their hair rolled, using the sanitaries for rollers.”
    “Women... bleed all over everything because of no proper sanitary protection for disposal and no tampons are issued, bloody unwrapped sanitaries are in every dorm john, every trash can, and blood on every faucet handle...and everywhere imaginable.”
    “But sanitaries are the worst. The prison only brings out two packs of sanitaries for everybody, and that's like 240 of sanitaries every month for all the women.”

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Etymology

19th century, borrowed from French sanitaire, formed from Latin sanitas (“health”). Analysable as sanity + -ary.

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