SuaviloquyToday’s word

sanitary

Sanitary, a.

Etymology: [L. sanitas health: cf. F. sanitaire. See Sanity.]

Of or pertaining to health; designed to secure or preserve health; relating to the preservation or restoration of health; hygienic; as, sanitary regulations. See the Note under Sanatory. Sanitary Commission. See under Commission.

Shades of meaning

Fernald has no entry of its own for sanitary; he lists it under healthy.

Where he writes about it:

With healthful are ranged the words hygienic, salubrious, salutary, sanitary, and wholesome, while the other words are associated with healthy. — from healthy

Synonyms

healthyhalehealthfulheartyhygienicsalubrioussalutarysoundstrongvigorouswellwholesome

Antonyms

delicatediseasedemaciatedexhaustedfailingfaintingfragilefrailillsickunhealthyunsoundwastedweakwornworn downworn out

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