How do you pronounce sanitary?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsænɪt(ə)ɹi/.

sanitary

/ˈsænɪt(ə)ɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: san-i-ta-ry
IPA: /ˈsænɪt(ə)ɹi/

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Meaning

adj

Of or relating to health.

adj

Clean and free from pathogens; hygienic.

noun

Sanitary towel.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sanity
Root: sanitaire, sanitas
Suffix: -ary

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsænɪt(ə)ɹi/
British English: /ˈsænɪt(ə)ɹi/

Inflected Forms

more sanitary (comparative) most sanitary (superlative) sanitaries (plural)

Derived Forms

aerosanitary hydrosanitary insanitary phytosanitary presanitary sanitarian sanitarily sanitariness sanitarist sanitarium sanitaryware sanitation

Phrases

rural sanitary district sanitary cordon sanitary district sanitary engineer sanitary engineering sanitary landfill sanitary napkin sanitary pad

Frequently Paired Words

sane sanity sanitize

Synonyms

healthful