Definition of Private
1. Noun. An enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines. "Our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value"
2. Adjective. Confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy. "Public figures struggle to maintain a private life"
Similar to: Clannish, Cliquish, Clubby, Snobbish, Snobby, Cloistered, Reclusive, Secluded, Sequestered, Close, Closed-door, Confidential, Secret, Confidential, Insular, Nonpublic, Backstage, Offstage, One-on-one, Privy, Secluded, Secret, Semiprivate, Head-to-head, Tete-a-tete, Toffee-nosed
Derivative terms: Privateness
Antonyms: Public
3. Adjective. Concerning things deeply private and personal. "Private family matters"
4. Adjective. Concerning one person exclusively. "Each room has a private bath"
5. Adjective. Not expressed. "Secret (or private) thoughts"
Definition of Private
1. a. Belonging to, or concerning, an individual person, company, or interest; peculiar to one's self; unconnected with others; personal; one's own; not public; not general; separate; as, a man's private opinion; private property; a private purse; private expenses or interests; a private secretary.
2. n. A secret message; a personal unofficial communication.
Definition of Private
1. Adjective. Belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group. ¹
2. Adjective. Not in governmental office or employment. ¹
3. Adjective. Not publicly known; not open; secret. ¹
4. Adjective. Protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded. ¹
5. Adjective. Intended only for the use of an individual, group, or organization. ¹
6. Adjective. Not accessible by the public. ¹
7. Adjective. Not traded by the public. ¹
8. Adjective. Secretive; reserved. ¹
9. Adjective. (US of a room in a medical facility) Not shared with another patient. ¹
10. Adjective. Pertaining to the genitalia. ¹
11. Noun. The lowest rank of the army. ¹
12. Noun. A soldier of the rank of private. ¹
13. Noun. (''in plural'' privates) A euphemistic term for the genitals. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Private
1. secluded from the sight, presence, or intrusion of others [adj -VATER, -VATEST] / a soldier of lower rank [n -S]
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Literary usage of Private
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1. Property and Contract in Their Relations to the Distribution of Wealth by Richard Theodore Ely, Samuel Peter Orth, Willford Isbell King (1914)
"We have seen the advantages of private property. Socialists frequently claim,
however, that these advantages of private property simply emphasise the ..."
2. Commentaries on the Laws of England by Herbert Broom, Edward Alfred Hadley, William Wait, William Blackstone (1875)
"Wrongs are divisible into two sorts or species; private wrongs, and public wrongs.
A private wrong is an infringement or privation of some private or wrongs ..."
3. The Elements of International Law: With an Account of Its Origin, Sources by George Breckenridge Davis, Gordon Edward Sherman (1915)
"private International Law. That branch of international law which treats of the
relations of states with the citizens or subjects of other states is called ..."
4. A Digest of the Laws of England Respecting Real Property by William Cruise (1818)
"What maket an Act private.. Some Cases j» which private Acts may be obtained.
21. Mode of passing private Acts. 29. Operation of a private Act. 33. ..."
5. Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville (1863)
"... and necessary effect of democratic institutions would be to confound together
all the members of the community in private as well as in public life, ..."
6. Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville, Henry Reeve (1875)
"THAT THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUALITY NATURALLY DIVIDES THE AMERICANS INTO A NUMBER OF
SMALL private CIRCLES. IT may probably be supposed that the final ..."
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