privacy
English
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Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
privacy (countable and uncountable, plural privacies)
- (uncountable) The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.
- I need my privacy, so please stay out of my room.
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- Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, […]. Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either.
- (uncountable) Freedom from unwanted or undue disturbance of one private life.
- It takes a village to rob one of a sense of privacy.
- (uncountable) Freedom from damaging publicity, public scrutiny, surveillance, and disclosure of personal information, usually by a government or a private organization.
- Privacy is assumed by many to be among common-law rights.
- (countable, obsolete) A place of seclusion.
- (obsolete, law) A relationship between parties seen as being a result of their mutual interest or participation in a given transaction, contract etc.; Privity.
- (obsolete) Secrecy.
- (countable, obsolete) A private matter; a secret.
Related terms
Translations
state of being private
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See also
References
- “privacy”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “privacy”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English privacy.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: pri‧va‧cy
Noun
privacy f (uncountable)
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English privacy.
Pronunciation
Noun
privacy f (uncountable)
- privacy (especially online)
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