Tending to promote or preserve health:
— Hygienic habits like using disposable tissues.
— Hygienic surroundings with plenty of fresh air.

synonym: hygienical.

Roget 656: salubrious, salutary, salutiferous^†; wholesome; healthy, healthful; sanitary, prophYlactic, benign, bracing, tonic, invigorating, good for, nutritious; hygeian^†, hygienic.    innoxious^†, innocuous, innocent; harmless, uninjurious, uninfectious.    sanative etc. (remedial) 662; restorative etc. (reinstate) 660; useful etc. 644.    ... show more

Roget 670: preserving etc. v.; conservative; prophylactic; preservatory^†, preservative; hygienic.    preserved etc. v.; unimpaired, unbroken, uninjured, unhurt, unsinged^†, unmarred; safe, safe and sound; intact, with a whole skin.    ... show more

Polish: higieniczny