Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hygienism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-gien-ism
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice of hygiene.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The new hygienism beginning in the 1890s, on the other hand, dealt with the most private and intimate: clothing, the bedroom, personal cleanliness."

Etymology

From hygiene + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: hygiene

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does hygienism mean?: The practice of hygiene.
Where does hygienism come from?: From hygiene + -ism.

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