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Etymology

From Latin prīvātus (“bereaved; set apart from”), perfect passive participle of prīvō (“I bereave, deprive”), from prīvus (“single, peculiar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpɹaɪvət/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: pri‧vate

Adjective

private (comparative more private, superlative most private)

1. Belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group.

   Her address is private, you can't have it.

2. Not in governmental office or employment.

   He quit public life, living quietly as a private citizen.

3. Not publicly known; not open; secret.

   The identity of the beneficiaries of the trust is private.

4. Protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded.

   Can we go someplace more private?

5. Intended only for the use of an individual, group, or organization.

   private papers

6. Not accessible by the public.

   private property.

7. Secretive; reserved.

   He is a very private person.

8. (US, of a room in a medical facility) Not shared with another patient.
9. Pertaining to the genitalia.

   private parts.

Synonyms

• (done in the view of others): secluded
• (intended only for one's own use): personal
• (not accessible by the public):

Antonyms

• public

Translations

not done in the view of others

Afrikaans: privaat Arabic: خاص (xāṣṣ) m. Bengali: নিভৃত (bn) Catalan: privat (ca) Chinese: 私立 (sīlì), 私人的 (sīrén-de) Czech: soukromý (cs) m. Dutch: in privé, privaat Esperanto: privata (eo), malpublika (eo) Finnish: yksityinen (fi) French: privé (fr) m., privée (fr) f. German: privat (de)

Hebrew: פרטי (he) (prati), חשאי (he) (ḥasha'i) Hungarian: magán-, privát Indonesian: tertutup (id) Italian: privato (it) m., privata (it) f., riservato (it) Japanese: 私立の (しりつの, shiritsu-no), 個人の (こじんの, kojin-no) Korean: 사적인 (sajeokin) Portuguese: privado (pt) Russian: частный (ru) (částnyj) m., личный (ru) (líčnyj), приватный (ru) (privátnyj) Scottish Gaelic: dìomhair (gd) Spanish: privado (es) Swedish: privat (sv)

intended only for one's own use

Afrikaans: privaat Arabic: خاص (xāṣṣ) m. Catalan: privat (ca), personal (ca) Chinese: 私立 (sīlì) Czech: soukromý (cs) m. Dutch: persoonlijk (nl) Finnish: yksityinen, henkilökohtainen French: personnel (fr) m., personnelle (fr) f.

German: privat (de) Hebrew: פרטי (he) (p"rati) Hungarian: külön (hu) Indonesian: pribadi (id), perseorangan (id) Italian: personale (it) m. and f., riservato (it) Russian: частный (částnyj) m. Scottish Gaelic: prìobhaideach (gd)

not accessible by the public

Afrikaans: privaat Arabic: خاص (xāṣṣ) m. Catalan: privat (ca) Chinese: 私立 (sīlì) Czech: soukromý (cs) m. Dutch: privé (nl) Esperanto: privata (eo) Finnish: yksityis- (in compounds) French: privé (fr) m., privée (fr) f. German: privat (de) Hebrew: פרטי (he) (p"rati)

Indonesian: pribadi (id) Irish: príobháideach Italian: privato (it) m., privata (it) f., riservato (it) Japanese: 私立の (しりつの, shiritsu-no) Polish: prywatny (pl) m. Russian: частный (částnyj) m., закрытый (zakrýtyj) m., необщедоступный (neobŝedostúpnyj) m. Scottish Gaelic: prìobhaideach (gd), uaigneach (gd) Tagalog: pribado (tl)

Noun

private (plural privates)

1. The lowest rank of the army.
2. A soldier of the rank of private.
3. (in plural privates) A euphemistic term for the genitals.

Synonyms

• (genitals): bits, private parts

Translations

rank

Bulgarian: редник (bg) Danish: menig (da) Estonian: reamees Finnish: sotamies (fi) Hungarian: közlegény Indonesian: prajurit (id)

Italian: semplice (it) Persian: سرباز (fa) Polish: szeregowy (pl) m. Russian: рядовой (ru) (rjadovój) Spanish: cabo (es)

soldier

Finnish: sotamies (fi) Hungarian: közlegény Indonesian: prajurit (id)

Italian: soldato semplice (it) Polish: szeregowy (pl) m. Spanish: soldado raso (es) m. Turkish: er (tr)

euphemisms for genitals

Italian: parti intime (it)

Maltese: (male) is-sigriet (mt) m.

Derived terms

• in private
• privacy
• private parts
• private property

Statistics

• Most common English words before 1923: agree · sit · considerable · #767: private · dinner · command · etc.

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Esperanto

Adverb

private

1. privately

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Italian

Adjective

private pl.

1. feminine form of privato

Verb form

private

1. feminine plural past participle of privare
2. second-person plural indicative present of privare
3. second-person plural imperative of privare

Anagrams

• prative

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Latin

Verb

prīvāte

1. first-person plural present active imperative of prīvō

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Swedish

Adjective

private

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of privat.