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privateness

privateness

6.5
Being alone and not seen by other people
  • noun
  • /ˈpraɪvɪtnəs/
translation icon : privacidad
  • In a world where social media thrives, maintaining privateness can be quite challenging.

Examples

  • The four factors of the 16PF questionnaire that were utilized in this study included: rule-consciousness, privateness, perfectionism, and tension.

    Academic text (2014)
  • They were breaching secrets and distances that were ingrained in "privateness" and maintained through the family, a key institution that contributes to the generation of intimacy (Soysal 1999).

    Academic text (2010)
  • Many people value their privateness and prefer to keep their lives out of the public eye.

  • The privateness of her garden provided a calm escape from the busy street.

Synonyms

privacy
vsprivateness
756 3.7

Freedom from being seen or watched by other people

focuses more on being away from others rather than only avoiding observation
isolation
vsprivateness
172 3.7

A state of being alone and cut off from other people physically or emotionally

focuses on being hidden or away from view rather than emotional separation alone
secrecy
vsprivateness
165 4.4

Keeping information hidden from other people

is about being out of sight or presence, not only withholding information
confidentiality
vsprivateness
96 5.4

Keeping information private so only some people can see it

is the general state of being hidden rather than control of information
seclusion
vsprivateness
22 6.5

A state of being private and away from other people

emphasizes hiddenness or absence from view rather than simple solitude
concealment
vsprivateness
8 5.0

Keeping something hidden or secret

is the ongoing condition of being away from others rather than the act of hiding
secretiveness
vsprivateness
1 6.5

The habit of not telling people things or hiding information from them

is the physical or social state of being away from others rather than a habit
hiddenness
vsprivateness
1 7.8

A state in which something is out of sight and hard to notice or understand

adds the idea of being away from others, not only unseen
stealthiness
vsprivateness
1 7.3

Quiet and secret actions to avoid being noticed

is the condition of being hidden or away, not the quiet manner of avoiding notice
privity
vsprivateness
  • Archaic
9.9

A private situation where only the involved people know the details

is broader, meaning being hidden or away from others in general
covertness
vsprivateness
8.7

Being secret so other people do not know about it

is the simple state of being hidden or away from others, not necessarily secretive intent
clandestinity
vsprivateness
  • Archaic
9.9

The state of being secret to avoid being noticed

is the neutral condition of being out of view without implying avoidance of detection
surreptitiousness
vsprivateness
9.3

Habit of doing things in a hidden way

describes a passive state of being away from others rather than active secretive action
furtiveness
vsprivateness
8.8

Trying to avoid being seen or noticed

is the state of being apart or unseen rather than the manner of behaving

Antonyms

46 3.4

How much a person or thing is noticed by many people

22 3.5

Being honest and clear about your actions and intentions

How Private

seclusion
22 6.5
secrecy
165 4.4
privateness
6.5
openness
22 3.5
exposure
88 3.9

Surface Forms

privateness singular
privatenesses plural

Morphology

privateness = private (transparent) = private + ness

Standard noun formation from the adjective 'private' using the productive suffix '-ness' to indicate the state or quality.

Etymology

The word privateness comes from the familiar word private plus the ending -ness, and private once meant 'set apart' or 'away from others'. So, privateness simply means the state of being 'apart' and hidden from other people.