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noun, feminine

hygiène

/i.ʒjɛn/

noun, feminine/i.ʒjɛn/plural: hygiènes

hygiene

Related: hygiène de vie, hygiénique

From Ancient Greek ὑγιεινή (hugieinḗ) τέχνη (tékhnē) (art of health), from ὑγιεινός (hugieinós, “of health, good for the health, wholesome, sound, healthy”), from ὑγιής (hugiḗs, “healthy, sound”).