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Cleanliness vs Higiene - What's the difference?

cleanliness | higiene |

As nouns the difference between cleanliness and higiene

is that cleanliness is the property of being cleanly, or habitually clean; good hygiene while higiene is (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health).

cleanliness

English

Noun

(-)
  • the property of being cleanly, or habitually clean; good hygiene
    • Cleanliness is next to godliness. (proverb)

    Related terms

    * cleanness * cleanup

    higiene

    Not English

    Higiene has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

    English words similar to 'higiene':

    hexane, hygiene, hexene, hyoscine, hexyne, hexaene, hyacine, hexone, hexine, housane, huesome