private
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin prīvātus (“bereaved; set apart from”), perfect passive participle of prīvō (“I bereave, deprive”), from prīvus (“single, peculiar”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
private (comparative more private, superlative most private)
- Belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group.
- Her address is private, you can't have it.
- Not in governmental office or employment.
- He quit public life, living quietly as a private citizen.
- Not publicly known; not open; secret.
- The identity of the beneficiaries of the trust is private.
- Protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded.
- Can we go someplace more private?
- Intended only for the use of an individual, group, or organization.
- private papers
- Not accessible by the public.
- private property.
- Not traded by the public.
- private corporation.
- Secretive; reserved.
- He is a very private person.
- (US, of a room in a medical facility) Not shared with another patient.
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) Pertaining to the genitalia.
- private parts.
Synonyms[edit]
- (done in the view of others): secluded
- (intended only for one's own use): personal
- (not accessible by the public):
Antonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
not done in the view of others
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intended only for one's own use
not accessible by the public
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Noun[edit]
private (plural privates)
- The lowest rank of the army.
- A soldier of the rank of private.
- (in plural privates) A euphemistic term for the genitals.
Synonyms[edit]
- (genitals): bits, private parts
Translations[edit]
rank
soldier
euphemisms for genitals
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Derived terms[edit]
Terms derived from the adjective or noun private
Statistics[edit]
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Most common English words before 1923: agree · sit · considerable · #767: private · dinner · command · etc.
Esperanto[edit]
Adverb[edit]
private
German[edit]
Adjective[edit]
private
- inflected form of privat
Italian[edit]
Adjective[edit]
private pl
- feminine form of privato
Verb form[edit]
private
- feminine plural past participle of privare
- second-person plural indicative present of privare
- second-person plural imperative of privare
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
prīvāte
- first-person plural present active imperative of prīvō
Swedish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
private
- absolute definite natural masculine form of privat.
