Private
WordNet
adjective
(1) Not expressed
"Secret (or private) thoughts"
(2) Concerning one person exclusively
"We all have individual cars"
"Each room has a private bath"
(3) Concerning things deeply private and personal
"Private correspondence"
"Private family matters"
(4) Confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
"A private place"
"Private discussions"
"Private lessons"
"A private club"
"A private secretary"
"Private property"
"The former President is now a private citizen"
"Public figures struggle to maintain a private life"
noun
(5) An enlisted man of the lowest rank
"Our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value"
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Etymology
From , perfect passive participle of , from .
Adjective
- Not done in the view of or with the possibility of disturbance by others.
- private activity
- Intended only for one's own use.
- private papers
- Not accessible by the public.
- private property
Synonyms
- (done in the view of others): secluded
- (intended only for one's own use): personal
- (not accessible by the public):
Noun
- The lowest rank of the army.
- A soldier of the rank of private.
- (in plural privates) A euphemistic term for the genitals.