private
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2.2
- adjective
- /ˈpraɪvɪt/
- It is important to maintain private information securely to protect personal privacy.
- private life
- kept private
- private affairs
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Watch on YouTubeHe can be very, very private in many areas.
- He can be very, very private in many areas.
- Can we just keep some things private, like our thoughts?
- This dissonance between public and private, that's where the shame creeps in.
- I've got to go into that box to get private confidential communications.
- It's part not just of people's private religion.
- It had photos, all kinds of private and personal information.
- The leak is more about how people keep their finances private than specific wrongdoing.
- And so I'm able to look through their things, their, their, their private thoughts, their private images.
- So anything private was a threat to his vision.
- Not that you don't talk about public and private, that's fine.
- They are just unaccountable private, private life ruiners.
- And so not one, not one in private, in private as well.
- And I think in a more private life, I don't know.
- The Dean and her vampire sapped in private conversation.
- This was kind of another like private experience for me in middle school.
- I mean, how public are we going to get about our private privacy?
Examples
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This is private property.
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Let's find somewhere private, okay?
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This is my private office.
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Can we just keep some things private, like our thoughts?
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I wonder if I could have a word in private.
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Your mother kept her private affairs very close to her chest.
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She keeps her personal life pretty private and I like her.
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My life is not secret, Mr Farnsworth, but it is private.
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They are your secrets with yourself, your own private counsel, personal protocols.
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She keeps her personal life private to avoid unwanted attention from the media.
Synonyms
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1.4
Relating to a particular person's character, feelings, or private life
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2.0
Hidden so other people do not know about it
180
5.3
Not shared with others because it should be secret
105
8.1
Information that must be kept secret to protect national security
73
6.3
Relating to very private body parts or personal matters
68
4.8
Not told to others until a set time or event
63
4.1
Shared only by a small private group of people
40
8.2
Kept secret because it is illegal or not allowed
40
5.1
A place not seen or visited by many people
31
6.0
Most people do not know about it
26
7.5
People keep it secret from most others to avoid being noticed
24
5.3
Not open to the public and held privately by a small group
8
7.2
Kept secret from the public, often about meetings or plans
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
151
1.9
A place where children learn that is not run by the government and costs money
75
3.7
A person hired to find facts about crimes or private matters who is not a police officer
36
2.8
Things you can move, like cars or jewelry, that belong to one person, not land
35
3.9
Work of a doctor or lawyer who has their own office and does not work for an organization
- Specialized
12
3.7
A company owned by a small group whose shares are not sold to the public
- Specialized
6
4.8
A charity that gets most of its money from one person or company
2
3.3
A road owned by a person or company that leads to a house and is not for public use
1
3.9
A group of guards a company or person hires to protect people and property
1
3.7
A person who teaches one student or a small group outside school, often at home
1
6.1
Relating to businesses owned and run by people or companies to make profit, not the state
- Specialized
1
7.2
A sale of property agreed directly between buyer and seller without an auction
How Private
Surface Forms
Etymology
Private comes from the Latin privatus, from privare, which meant 'to set apart'. So something private is 'set apart' from others and kept to oneself, like a diary of personal thoughts.