Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hygeian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hygeian
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to Hygeia, the goddess of health.

adj

adj

Example Sentences

"In the Hygeian school of Greek medicine, based on the teachings of Hippocrates, health was viewed as a natural state of the body."
"The waters of these springs have long been justly celebrated for their medicinal and exhilarating qualities; and a vast number from all parts of the United States, and even from foreign countries, resort to them, either for health, or to join the gay and fashionable throng who hold an annual festival around these hygeian fountains."

Etymology

From Hygeia + -an.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Hygeia

Inflected Forms

more Hygeian (comparative) most Hygeian (superlative) Hygieian (alternative)

Questions

What does hygeian mean?: Relating to Hygeia, the goddess of health.
Where does hygeian come from?: From Hygeia + -an.

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